Effectiveness of Formic Acid on Varroa Mortality in Capped Brood Cells of Africanized Honey Bees

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 177-179

  Calderon R A ^a   Ortiz, R A ^a   Arce, H G ^a   van Veen, J W ^b   Quan, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c ZAMORANO UNIVERSITY   (Honduras)

Author keywords

Acaricides; Africanized honey bees; Apis mellifera; Brood; Control methods; Formic acid; Mites; Varroa jacobsoni

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034555034     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2000.11101039     Document Type: Article

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