Fighting Varroa: The silver bullet, or brass knuckles? Strategy & tactics - Third in a series on integrated pest management of Varroa

American Bee Journal

Volumn 147, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 135-140

  Oliver, Randy ^a  

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACARI; VARROA;

EID: 33847650125     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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