A semiochemical from brood cells infested by Varroa destructor triggers hygienic behaviour in Apis mellifera

Apidologie

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-70

  Nazzi, Francesco ^a   Della Vedova, Giorgio ^a   D'Agaro, Mauro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hydrocarbons; Hygienic behaviour; Removal; Semiochemicals; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; EGG REJECTION; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; HYGIENE; SEMIOCHEMICAL;

ACARI; APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROIDAE;

EID: 0942300473     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2003065     Document Type: Article

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