Screening of natural compounds for the control of nosema disease in honeybees (Apis mellifera)

Apidologie

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 436-445

  Maistrello, Lara ^a   Lodesani, Marco ^b   Costa, Cecilia ^b   Leonardi, Francesco ^a   Marani, Giovanna ^a   Caldon, Mauro ^c   Mutinelli, Franco ^c   Granato, Anna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^c ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Honeybee; Microsporidian; Nosema; Resveratrol; Thymol

Indexed keywords

DIET; DISEASE CONTROL; FOOD PREFERENCE; FUNGAL DISEASE; HONEYBEE; MORTALITY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SPORE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NOSEMA; VETIVERIA;

EID: 52649104333     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2008022     Document Type: Article

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