Testing a combination of control tactics to manage varroa destructor (acari: Varroidae) population levels in honey bee (hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies

International Journal of Acarology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-76

  Sammataro, Diana ^a   Hoffman, Gloria D ^a   Wardell, Gordon ^b   Finley, Jennifer ^a   Ostiguy, Nancy ^c  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b SAFE Research and Development   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acari; Apis mellifera; Honey bees; IPM; Screen inserts; Thymol; Varroa destructor; Varroidae

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIDAE; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROIDAE;

EID: 2942675085     PISSN: 01647954     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01647950408684371     Document Type: Article

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