Single and dual parasitic mite infestations on the honey bee, Apis mellifera L.

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 171-176

  Downey, D L ^a   Higo, T T ^a   Winston, M L ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acarapis woodi; Colony state; Foraging behavior; Host selection; Varroa jacobsoni

Indexed keywords

FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; HONEYBEE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; POLLEN;

ACARAPIS WOODI; ACARI; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA; TARSONEMIDAE; VARROA JACOBSONI; VARROIDAE;

EID: 0034095550     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001697     Document Type: Article

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