Paravestibular Hairs of British Buckfast Honey Bees do not Regulate Genetic Resistance to Acarapis Woodi

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 221-223

  Danka, Robert G ^a   Villa, José D ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acarapis woodi; Apis mellifera; Buckfast; Genetic resistance; Morphology; Tracheal mites

Indexed keywords

ACARAPIS; ACARAPIS WOODI; ACARI; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0033271259     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.1999.11101013     Document Type: Article

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