Volatiles of the honey bee larva initiate oogenesis in the parasitic mite Varroa destructor

Chemoecology

Volumn 14, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 193-197

  Garrido, Claudia ^a,b   Rosenkranz, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Bieneninstitut Kirchhain ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Larval volatiles; Oogenesis; Reproduction; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

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

EID: 6344223509     PISSN: 09377409     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00049-004-0278-0     Document Type: Article

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