Varroa in the mating yard: I. The effects of Varroa jacobsoni and Apistan® on drone honey bees

American Bee Journal

Volumn 139, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 134-139

  Rinderer, Thomas E ^a   De Guzman, Lilia I ^a   Lancaster, Vicki A ^b   Delatte, Gary T ^a   Stelzer, J Anthony ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Neptune and Company Inc   (United States)

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