The impact of recent queenloss and colony pheno-type on the removal of small hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray) eggs and larvae by African honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera capensis Esch.)

Journal of Insect Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 601-611

  Spiewok, Sebastian ^a   Neumann, Peter ^b,c,d  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Apis mellifera; Honeybee; Hygienic behavior; Parasite; Small hive beetle

Indexed keywords

AETHINA TUMIDA; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 33751331914     PISSN: 08927553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10905-006-9046-z     Document Type: Article

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