Comparative reproduction of Varroa destructor in different types of Russian and Italian honey bee combs

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-238

  De Guzman, Lilia I ^a   Rinderer, Thomas E ^a   Frake, Amanda M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dark comb; New comb; Reproduction; Resistance; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH RESPONSE; HABITAT TYPE; HONEYBEE; MITE; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; BEE; HONEY; ITALY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; TICK;

ANIMALS; BEES; HONEY; HOUSING, ANIMAL; ITALY; REPRODUCTION; RUSSIA; TICKS;

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

EID: 42149133562     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: 15729702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10493-008-9142-1     Document Type: Article

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