Modeling the efficiency of sampling and trapping Varroa destructor in the drone brood of honey bees (Apis mellifera)

American Bee Journal

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 209-212

  Wilkinson, David ^a   Smith, Graham C ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Biological control; Drone trap; Population estimation; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROA JACOBSONI;

EID: 0036331997     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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