An evaluation of commercially produced queens that have the SMR trait

American Bee Journal

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 213-216

  Harbo, John R ^a   Harris, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

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EID: 0037334021     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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3. Harbo, J. R. and J. W. Harris. 2001. Suppression of mite reproduction: a characteristic of honey bees that produces resistance to Varroa destructor. Proc. Am. Bee Res. Conf. Am. Bee J. 141(12): 889.
4. Harris, J. W. and J. R. Harbo. 2001. Natural and suppressed reproduction of varroa. Bee Culture 129(5): 34-38.
5. Spivak, M. & G. Reuter. 2001. Comparison of hygienic, SMR, Russian, and Italian honey bees in a commercial apiary. Proc. Am. Bee Res. Conf. Am. Bee J. 141(12): 894.