Bees with varroa sensitive hygiene preferentially remove mite infested pupae aged ≤ five days post capping

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 134-139

  Harris, Jeffrey W ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hygiene; Resistance; Varroa mites

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 35348935628     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2007.11101383     Document Type: Article

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