Octanoic acid confers to royal jelly varroa-repellent properties

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 309-314

  Nazzi, Francesco ^a   Bortolomeazzi, Renzo ^a   Della Vedova, Giorgio ^a   Del Piccolo, Fabio ^a   Annoscia, Desiderato ^a   Milani, Norberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Cell invasion; Octanoic acid; Repellent; Royal jelly; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLID; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL DEFENSE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CYTOLOGY; FATTY ACID; HONEYBEE; MITE; PARASITE; QUEEN;

ANIMALS; BEES; FATTY ACIDS; FEMALE; INSECT HORMONES; INSECTICIDE RESISTANCE; ITALY; LARVA; OCTANOIC ACIDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

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

EID: 58249098393     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-008-0470-0     Document Type: Article

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