The effects of azadirachtin on the parasitic mite, Varroa jacobsoni and its host honey bee (Apis mellifera)

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 159-168

  Peng, Christine Y S ^a   Trinh, Son ^a   Lopez, Julio E ^a   Mussen, Eric C ^a   Hung, A ^b   Chuang, Ronald ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acaricides; Apis mellifera; Azadirachta indica; Laboratory tests; Neem; Toxicity; Triterpenoids; Varroa jacobsoni

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034552251     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2000.11101037     Document Type: Article

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