Components of honeybee royal jelly as deterrents of the parasitic Varroa mite, Varroa destructor

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1747-1764

  Drijfhout, F P ^a,b   Kochansky, J ^c   Lin, S ^a   Calderone, N W ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b KEELE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Deterrent; Honey bee; Host location; Parasitic mite; Royal jelly; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; INSECT REPELLENT; ROYAL JELLY;

ANTIPARASITE DEFENSE; HONEYBEE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; MITE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FATTY ACIDS; INSECT REPELLENTS; MITES;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 23744514118     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-005-5925-6     Document Type: Article

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