An association in honey bees between autogrooming and the presence of migrating tracheal mites

Apidologie

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 331-333

  Danka, Robert G ^a   Villa, José D ^a  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acarapis woodi; Apis mellifera; Grooming behavior; Infestation; Tracheal mite

Indexed keywords

GROOMING; HONEYBEE; MITE; PARASITE INFESTATION;

ACARAPIS WOODI; ACARI; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 24944521916     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2005019     Document Type: Article

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