Small hive beetle diagnosis and control in naturally infested honeybee colonies using bottom board traps and CheckMite + strips

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 81, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-48

  Neumann, Peter ^a,b,c   Hoffmann, Dorothee ^d  

^a AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Apis mellifera; Coumaphos; Honeybee; Pest control; Small hive beetle

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; COLONY; HONEYBEE; PARASITE INFESTATION; PEST CONTROL; TRAP CROP;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

AETHINA TUMIDA; APIS MELLIFERA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 40249083118     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-007-0183-8     Document Type: Article

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