The effect of different Mediterranean plant extracts on the development of the great wax moth Galleria mellonella L. (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) and their toxicity to worker honeybees Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) under laboratory conditions

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 289-294

  Zaitoun, Shahera Talat ^a  

^a AL BALQA APPLIED UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Galleria mellonella; Honeybees; Plant extracts; Wax moth

Indexed keywords

ABRUS; ABRUS PRECATORIUS; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CICER ARIETINUM; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; LAURUS; LAURUS NOBILIS; LEPIDOPTERA; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS; PETROSELINUM CRISPUM; PLANTAGO; PLANTAGO OVATA; PLANTAGO PSYLLIUM; PYRALIDAE; RAPHANUS SATIVUS;

EID: 34249789844     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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