Progress towards controlling small hive beetles with IPM: Knowing our options - Part I of two parts

American Bee Journal

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-119

  Ellis, James D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AETHINA TUMIDA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 13844254178     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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