In vitro antibacterial and antiparasitic effect of citrus fruit essential oils on the honey bee pathogen Paenibacillus larvae and the parasitic mite Varroa destructor

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-78

  Fuselli, Sandra Rosa ^a,b   Maggi, Matías ^a,c   García De La Rosa, Susana Beatriz ^a   Principal, Judith ^d   Eguaras, Martín Javier ^a,c   Fritz, Rosalía ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Centro Científico y Tecnológico Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas   (Argentina)

^c Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas ^*  (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD CENTROCCIDENTAL LISANDRO ALVARADO   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

American foulbrood (AFB); Apis mellifera; Citrus paradisi; Citrus sinensis; Honey bee; Paenibacillus larvae; Pathogens; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; CITRUS; CITRUS SINENSIS; CITRUS X PARADISI; PAENIBACILLUS; PAENIBACILLUS LARVAE; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 62649085196     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.48.1.15     Document Type: Note

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