Varroa (Varroa destructor) and tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi) incidence in the Republic of Turkey

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 57-60

  çakmak, Ibrahim ^a   Aydin, Levent ^a   Gulegen, Ender ^a   Wells, Harrington ^b  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acarapis woodi; Apis mellifera; Geographical distribution; Honey bees; Parasites; Tracheal mites; Turkey; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARAPIS WOODI; ACARI; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; AVES; INVERTEBRATA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 0347028431     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2003.11101093     Document Type: Article

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