Survival of honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) spermatozoa incubated at room temperature from drones exposed to miticides

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1081-1087

  Burley, Lisa M ^a   Fell, Richard D ^a   Saacke, Richard G ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Drones; Honey bee; Miticides; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; MITE; PARASITOLOGY; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON; TEMPERATURE;

ANIMALS; BEES; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MITES; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOA; TEMPERATURE;

APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 50849120721     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[1081:SOHBHA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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