Cuticular volatiles, attractivity of worker larvae and invasion of brood cells by Varroa mites. A comparison of Africanized and European honey bees

Chemoecology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 65-75

  Aumeier, Pia ^a   Rosenkranz, Peter ^b   Francke, Wittko ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africanized honey bee; Apis mellifera carnica; Bee brood infestation; Bioassay; Host finding cues; Larval cuticular volatiles; Semiochemical; Varroa mites

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CARNICA; APOIDEA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 0036270170     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-002-8328-y     Document Type: Article

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