Efficacy of repeated trickle applications of oxalic acid in syrup for varroosis control in Apis mellifera: Influence of meteorological conditions and presence of brood

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 174-178

  Bacandritsos, Nicolaos ^a   Papanastasiou, Iosif ^a   Saitanis, Costas ^b   Nanetti, Antonio ^c   Roinioti, Erifylli ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS   (Greece)

^b AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c Istituto Nazionale Di Apicoltura   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Oxalic acid; Sucrose; Syringe; Trickling; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; OXALIC ACID; SUCROSE; WATER;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BROOD PARASITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; GREECE; HONEYBEE; HUMIDITY; INFESTATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; METEOROLOGY; MITE; MORTALITY; MOTION; NONHUMAN; POPULATION GROWTH; QUEEN (INSECT); SYRINGE; SYRUP; TECHNIQUE; TRICKLE METHOD; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROOSIS;

ANIMALS; BEES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GREECE; INSECT CONTROL; MITES; MORTALITY; OXALIC ACID; PEST CONTROL; REDUCING AGENTS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 34547208212     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2007.06.001     Document Type: Article

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