Variable Population Growth of Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Colonies of Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) during a 10-Year Period

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1305-1312

  Harris, J W ^a   Harbo, J R ^a   Villa, J D ^a   Danka, R G ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Exponential growth; Growth rate; Honey bees; Varroa mites

Indexed keywords

GROWTH RATE; HONEYBEE; MITE; POPULATION GROWTH;

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

EID: 1642546364     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0046-225X-32.6.1305     Document Type: Article

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