Comparative susceptibility of European and africanized honey bee ecotypes to several insecticide classes

Southwestern Entomologist

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 255-260

  Elzen, P J ^a   Elzen, G W ^a   Rubink, W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 0347658860     PISSN: 01471724     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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