Varroa in the mating yard: III. The effects of formic acid gel formulation on drone production

American Bee Journal

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 304-307

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

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Neptune and Company Inc   (United States)

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EID: 0033422056     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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