Timing of production of winter bees in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 88-93

  Mattila, H R ^a   Harris, J L ^b   Otis, G W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Honey bees; Requeening; Winter bees; Worker survival

Indexed keywords

BEE; OVERWINTERING; POPULATION ECOLOGY;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0034945733     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00001764     Document Type: Article

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