Honey bees of the Arnot Forest: A population of feral colonies persisting with Varroa destructor in the northeastern United States

Apidologie

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 19-29

  Seeley, Thomas D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Avirulence; Host parasite relationship; Tolerance; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COEXISTENCE; COLONIAL ORGANISM; FERAL ORGANISM; HONEYBEE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; INOCULATION; MITE; POPULATION STRUCTURE;

ARNOT FOREST; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 33847064700     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006055     Document Type: Article

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