Hygienic behaviour of honey bees and its application for control of brood diseases and varroa Part I. Hygienic behaviour and resistance to American foulbrood

Bee World

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 124-134

  Spivak, Marla ^a   Gilliam, Martha ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0038857124     PISSN: 0005772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.1998.11099394     Document Type: Article

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