Mortality of Varroa destructor in broodless africanized and carnica honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies

Interciencia

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 702-704

  Moretto, Geraldo ^a  

^a REGIONAL UNIVERSITY OF BLUMENAU   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Africanized bees; Apis mellifera; Carnica bees; Varroa destructor; Varroa mortality

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041377689     PISSN: 03781844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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