Environmental influences on flight activity of USDA-ARS Russian and Italian stocks of honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) during almond pollination

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1565-1570

  Danka, Robert G ^a   Sylvester, H Allen ^a   Boykin, Debbie ^a,b  

^a U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Mid South Area   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Foraging behavior; Pollination; Prunus dulcis

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APINAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 33845254080     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-99.5.1565     Document Type: Article

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