New experimental data on use of rotenone as an acaricide for control of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 101, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1075-1080

  Satta, Alberto ^a   Floris, Ignazio ^a   Caboni, Pierluigi ^b   Cabras, Paolo ^b   Eguaras, Martin ^c   Velis, Gustavo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c Universitad Nacional de Mar del Plata   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; PVC strips; Residues; Rotenone; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; PROPOLIS; ROTENONE; WAX;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; DRUG EFFECT; HONEY; LIFE CYCLE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITE; PARASITOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, LIQUID; HONEY; INSECTICIDES; LIFE CYCLE STAGES; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MITES; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; ROTENONE; WAXES;

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

EID: 50849127832     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493(2008)101[1075:NEDOUO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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