Effective fall treatment of Varroa jacobsoni (Acari: Varroidae) with a new formulation of formic acid in colonies of apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in the northeastern United States

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 1065-1075

  Calderone, Nicholas W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Apistan; Formic acid; Honey bee; Parasitic mites; Varroa jacobsoni

Indexed keywords

FORMIC ACID; FORMIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; METHODOLOGY; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; SEASON; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; BEES; FORMIC ACIDS; MITES; NEW ENGLAND; PEST CONTROL; SEASONS;

EID: 0034242429     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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