Field evaluaton of Apistan® and five candidate compounds for parasitic mite control in honey bees

American Bee Journal

Volumn 140, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 898-900

  Baxter, J R ^a   Ellis, M D ^a,b   Wilson, W T ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

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EID: 0034343511     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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