Controlling European foulbrood with the shook swarm method and oxytetracycline in the UK

Apidologie

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 569-575

  Waite, Ruth J ^a   Brown, Michael A ^a   Thompson, Helen M ^a   Bew, Medwin H ^a  

^a CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative method; Disease control; European foulbrood; Oxytetracycline; Shook swarm

Indexed keywords

DISEASE CONTROL; HONEYBEE; OXYTETRACYCLINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0347063728     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003052     Document Type: Article

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