Susceptibility of the Asian honey bee, Apis cerana, to American foulbrood, Paenibacillus larvae larvae

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 169-175

  Chen, Yue Wen ^a   Wang, Chung Hsiung ^b   An, James ^c   Kai Kuang, Ho ^b  

^a NATIONAL ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Zoology   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

American foulbrood; Apis cerana; Apis mellifera; Hygienic behaviour; Paenibacillus larvae larvae; Resistance; Susceptibility; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034552532     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2000.11101038     Document Type: Article

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