Removal of small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) eggs and larvae by African honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera scutellata)

Apidologie

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-36

  Neumann, Peter ^a,b   Härtel, Stephan ^a  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Apis mellifera; Honeybee; Host parasite relationship; Small hive beetle

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; BEETLE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; HONEYBEE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION;

AETHINA; AETHINA TUMIDA; APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; NITIDULIDAE;

EID: 0942267966     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003058     Document Type: Article

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