The effect of the ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor on adult worker honeybee (Apis mellifera) emergence weights, water, protein, carbohydrate, and lipid levels

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata

Volumn 101, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 207-217

  Bowen Walker, Peter L ^a,b   Gunn, Alan ^a,b  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b The Perse School   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Carbohydrate; Lipid; Protein; Varroa destructor; Virus transmission; Water content

Indexed keywords

DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HONEYBEE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; WATER CONTENT; WEIGHT;

ACARI; APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INVERTEBRATA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROIDAE;

EID: 0035731943     PISSN: 00138703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1570-7458.2001.00905.x     Document Type: Article

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