An evaluation of far-eastern Russian honey bees and other methods for the control of tracheal mites

American Bee Journal

Volumn 141, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 737-741

  De Guzman, Lilia I ^a   Rinderer, Thomas E ^a   Delatte, Gary T ^a   Stelzer, J Anthony ^a   Beaman, Lorraine ^a   Harper, Charlie ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Harper's Honey Farm   (United States)

Author keywords

Acarapis woodi; ARS Primorsky; Far eastern Russia; Formic acid; IPM; Resistance; Screen; Tracheal mite; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035618824     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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