A comparative evaluation of sampling methods for Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) population estimation

Apidologie

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 452-461

  Branco, Manuela R ^a,b   Kidd, Neil A C ^a   Pickard, Robert S ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Natural mortality; Population size; Sampling method; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

COLONY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HONEYBEE; MITE; MORTALITY; POPULATION ESTIMATION; POPULATION SIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROIDAE;

EID: 33745915824     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006010     Document Type: Article

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