Varroa destructor infestation in untreated honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies selected for hygienic behavior

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 326-331

  Spivak, Marla ^a   Reuter, Gary S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Hygienic behavior; Varroa destructor mite resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; FEMALE; HONEY; INFESTATION; MALE; MITE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FEMALE; HONEY; MALE; MITE INFESTATIONS; MITES;

EID: 0035320025     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-94.2.326     Document Type: Article

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