Effects of varroa destructor on sugar levels and their respective carbohydrate hydrolase activities in honey bee drone prepupae

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 110-113

  Z˚ółtowska, Krystyna ^a   Lipiński, Zbigniew ^b   Dmitryjuk, Małgorzata ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARMIA AND MAZURY IN OLSZTYN   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amylase; Apis mellifera; Carbohydrate; Glucoamylase; Invertase; Maltase; Trehalase; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CARNICA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 34547181769     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2007.11101376     Document Type: Article

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