Social parasitism of Psithyrus vestalis in free-foraging colonies of Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Entomologia Generalis

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 103-105

  Frehn, E ^a   Schwammberger, K H ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus 1758); Drone production; Egg laying workers; Psithyrus vestalis (Geoffroy in Fourcroy 1785); Queen production

Indexed keywords

BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; PSITHYRUS VESTALIS;

EID: 0035047568     PISSN: 01718177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/entom.gen/25/2001/103     Document Type: Article

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