LC50 baseline levels of amitraz, coumaphos, fluvalinate and flumethrin in populations of Varroa destructor from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 292-295

  Maggi, Matías D ^a,b   Ruffinengo, Sergio R ^a   Gende, Liesel B ^a,b   Eguaras, Martín J ^a,b   Sardella, Norma H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acaricides; Apis mellifera; LC50; Resistance; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 57749202482     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.47.4.10     Document Type: Article

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