Frequency and infestation levels of the mite Varroa jacobsoni Oud. in managed honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies in Yucatan, Mexico

American Bee Journal

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 125-127

  Medina, Luis Medina ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE YUCATÁN   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Frequency; Honey bees; Infestation Levels; Mexico; Varroa jacobsoni; Yucatan

Indexed keywords

EID: 21944457129     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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