A summary of the varroa-virus disease complex in honey bees

American Bee Journal

Volumn 146, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 694-696

  Kevan, Peter G ^a   Hannan, M A ^a   Ostiguy, N ^b   Guzman Novoa, Ernesto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA;

EID: 33747185318     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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