Integrated pest management against varroa destructor reduces colony mite levels and delays treatment threshold

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 157-162

  Delaplane, Keith S ^a   Berry, Jennifer A ^a   Skinner, John A ^b   Parkman, James P ^b   Hood, W Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Integrated pest management; IPM; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 33644542120     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2005.11101171     Document Type: Article

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