Effects of parasitization by Varroa destructor on survivorship and physiological traits of Apis mellifera in correlation with viral incidence and microbial challenge

Parasitology

Volumn 134, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 405-412

  Yang, X ^a   Cox Foster, D ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Deformed wing virus; Immunity; Phenol oxidase; Survivorship; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HONEYBEE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INSECT; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PARASITE; PARASITISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; BEES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; IMMUNITY; INSECT VIRUSES; MITES; MONOPHENOL MONOOXYGENASE;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; DEFORMED WING VIRUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEXAPODA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 33846786840     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182006000710     Document Type: Article

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