Hierarchy of attractants for honey bee swarms

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 469-477

  Schmidt, Justin O ^a  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Bee comb; Beeswax; Hive odors; Nasonov pheromone; Propolis

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034872163     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011120021964     Document Type: Article

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