Effects of queen ages on Varroa (Varroa destructor) infestation level in honey bee (Apis mellifera caucasica) colonies and colony performance

Italian Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 143-149

  Akyol, Ethem ^a   Yeninar, Halil ^b   Karatepe, Mustafa ^a   Karatepe, Bilge ^a   Özkök, Duran ^c  

^a NIGDE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Tarim Bakanli   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera caucasica; Colony performance; Honey bee; Queen age; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CAUCASICA; APOIDEA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 34347375516     PISSN: 15944077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/ijas.2007.143     Document Type: Article

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