Combating Varroa destructor in honeybee colonies using flumethrin or fluvalinate

Acta Veterinaria Brno

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 309-314

  Gregorc, Ale ^a   Smodisskerl M I ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE OF SLOVENIA   (Slovenia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Acaricides; Apis mellifera; Control methods; Mite infestation; Oxalic acid

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA CARNICA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 42449102985     PISSN: 00017213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2754/avb200776020309     Document Type: Article

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