Potential mechanism for detection by Apis mellifera of the parasitic mite Varroa destructor inside sealed brood cells

Physiological Entomology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 175-188

  Martin, Caroline ^a,d   Provost, Eric ^b   Bagnères, Anne Geneviève ^b   Roux, Maurice ^c   Clément, Jean Luc ^b   Le Conte, Yves ^a  

^a Laboratoire de Toxicologie Environnementale   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AVIGNON   (France)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Chemical communication; Electroantennography; Solid injection technique; Solid phase microextraction; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

BEE; MITE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PEST CONTROL;

ACARI; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 0036741971     PISSN: 03076962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-3032.2002.00284.x     Document Type: Article

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