The small hive beetle, Aethina tumida: A review

Bee World

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 51-59

  Hood, W M Michael ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AETHINA; AETHINA TUMIDA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 5444235806     PISSN: 0005772X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0005772X.2004.11099624     Document Type: Review

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