The reproductive ability of Varroa destructor in worker brood of Africanized and hybrid honey bees in Costa Rica

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 65-67

  Calderon R A ^a   Sommeijer, M J ^b   de Ruijter, A ^c   van Veen, J W ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL   (Costa Rica)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c Ambrosiushoeve   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

African European hybrids; Africanized honey bees; Apis mellifera; Foundress mites; Reproductive ability; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 0345767273     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2003.11101095     Document Type: Article

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