Incidence and molecular characterization of viruses found in dying New Zealand honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies infested with Varroa destructor

Apidologie

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 354-367

  Todd, Jacqui H ^a   De Miranda, Joachim R ^b   Ball, Brenda V ^c  

^a THE NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD RESEARCH LIMITED   (New Zealand)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Kashmir bee virus; New Zealand; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

COLONY; HONEYBEE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARASITE INFESTATION; PHYLOGENETICS; PROTEIN; VIRUS;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CHRONIC BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS; DEFORMED WING VIRUS; KASHMIR BEE VIRUS; MIRIDAE; SWINEPOX VIRUS (STRAIN KASZA); VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 35848950000     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2007021     Document Type: Article

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