The influence of brood comb cell size on the reproductive behavior of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor in Africanized honey bee colonies

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 36-42

  Piccirillo, Giancarlo A ^a,b   De Jong, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DEL ZULIA   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Honey bee comb; Natural comb cell size; Reproduction; Resistance; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL SIZE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPARASITE; FEMALE; HONEYBEE; INFESTATION; MITE; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; R FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEMALE; MITES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

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

EID: 3042656431     PISSN: 16765680     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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