An evaluation of ARS Russian honey bees in combination with other methods for the control of Varroa mites

American Bee Journal

Volumn 143, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 410-413

  Rinderer, Thomas E ^a   De Guzman, Lilia I ^a   Delatte, Gary T ^a   Harper, Charlie ^b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b Harper's Honey Farm   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 0038393024     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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