Effects of different stimulation methods on colony initiation and development of Bombus terrestris L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) queens

Applied Entomology and Zoology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-117

  Gurel, Fehmi ^a   Gosterit, Ayhan ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Bumblebee; Colony characteristics; Oviposition; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 45749124320     PISSN: 00036862     EISSN: 1347605X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2008.113     Document Type: Article

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