Larval Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) mortality after topical application of antibiotics and dusts

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 171-176

  Pettis, J S ^a   Kochansky, J ^a   Feldlaufer, M F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Apis mellifera; Dusts; Larvae; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ACARI; ANIMALIA; APIDAE; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); HYMENOPTERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 2342565861     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-97.2.171     Document Type: Article

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