Duration and spread of an entomopathogenic fungus, Beauveria bassiana (Deuteromycota: Hyphomycetes), used to treat varroa mites (Acari: Varroidae) in honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) hives

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-10

  Meikle, W G ^a   Mercadier, G ^a   Holst, N ^b   Nansen, C ^c   Girod, V ^d  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b DANISH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Denmark)

^c Exosect Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^d ADAPRO LR CRALR   (France)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Beauveria bassiana; Hive treatment; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; DEUTEROMYCETES; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ANIMALS; BEES; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MITES; MITOSPORIC FUNGI; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS;

ACARI; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BEAUVERIA; BULNESIA SARMIENTI; CORDYCEPS BASSIANA; FUNGI; FUNGI IMPERFECTI; HYMENOPTERA; HYPHOMYCETES; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROIDAE;

EID: 33947214397     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2007)100[1:DASOAE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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