Direct encounters and effect of vapours from three ant species (formicidae) on varroa destructor mites in laboratory trials

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 282-290

  Davis, Arthur R ^a   Bikey, Darya ^a   Mirakhur, Anirudh ^a   Dyck, Dennis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Ant; Apis mellifera; Formic acid; Formica (fusca group); Lasius neoniger; Mite mortality; Tapinoma sessile; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; DOLICHODERINAE; FORMICA; FORMICIDAE; FORMICINAE; HYMENOPTERA; LASIUS; LASIUS NEONIGER; TAPINOMA; TAPINOMA SESSILE; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 38049112367     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2007.11101409     Document Type: Article

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