Multi-state field trials of ARS Russian honey bees. 1. Responses to varroa destructor 1999, 2000

American Bee Journal

Volumn 141, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 658-661

  Rinderer, T E ^a   De Guzman, L I ^a   Delatte, G T ^a   Stelzer, J A ^a   Williams, J L ^a   Beaman, L D ^a   Kuznetsov, V ^b   Bigalk, M ^c   Bernard, S J ^d   Tubbs, H ^e  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGY AND SOIL SCIENCE   (Russian Federation)

^c Golden Ridge Honey Farms   (United States)

^d Bernard's Apiaries Inc   (United States)

^e Tubbs' Apiaries Inc   (United States)

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