Detection of deformed wing virus infection in honey bees, Apis mellifera L., in the United States

American Bee Journal

Volumn 144, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 557-559

  Chen, Yanping ^a   Barton Smith, I ^a   Collins, Anita M ^a   Pettis, Jeffery S ^a   Feldlaufer, Mark F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; DEFORMED WING VIRUS; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 3142708839     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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