Effect of shaking honey bee colonies affected by American foulbrood on Paenibacillus larvae larvae spore loads

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 65-69

  Del Hoyo, M L ^a   Basualdo, M ^a   Lorenzo, A ^b   Palacio, M A ^b   Rodriguez, E M ^a   Bedascarrasbure, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL CENTRO DE LA PROVINCIA DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

American foulbrood; Apis mellifera; Argentina; Control methods; Diagnosis; Honey bees; Paenibacillus larvae larvae; Shaking; Spores

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039255641     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2001.11101053     Document Type: Article

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