First detection in Israel of fluvalinate resistance in the varroa mite using bioassay and biochemical methods

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-43

  Mozes Koch, R ^a   Slabezki, Y ^b   Efrat, H ^c   Kalev, H ^a   Kamer, Y ^c   Yakobson, B A ^d   Dag, A ^b   Gerson, U ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^c VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^d KIMRON VETERINARY INSTITUTE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Acaricide resistance; Detoxification enzymes; Fluvalinate; Honey bee; Varroa mite

Indexed keywords

ESTERASE; FLUVALINATE; INSECTICIDE; NITRILE; PYRETHROID; STEROID MONOOXYGENASE;

CROP PEST; MITE; PESTICIDE RESISTANCE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOASSAY; COLORIMETRY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENZYMOLOGY; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; ISRAEL; LD 50; MITE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; COLORIMETRY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTERASES; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; INSECTICIDES; ISRAEL; LETHAL DOSE 50; MITES; NITRILES; PYRETHRINS; STEROID HYDROXYLASES;

ISRAEL;

ACARI; ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VARROA; VARROIDAE;

EID: 0033998298     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006379114942     Document Type: Article

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