Regional distribution of Paenibacillus larvae subspecies larvae, the causative organism of American foulbrood, in honey bee colonies of the western United States

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 98, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1087-1093

  Eischen, Frank A ^a   Graham, R Henry ^a   Cox, Robert ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Foulbrood; Migratory pollination; Paenibacillus larvae

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE SUBSP. LARVAE; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 23844497128     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-98.4.1087     Document Type: Article

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