"Entombed Pollen": A new condition in honey bee colonies associated with increased risk of colony mortality

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-149

  vanEngelsdorp, Dennis ^a   Evans, Jay D ^b   Donovall, Leo ^a   Mullin, Chris ^c   Frazier, Maryann ^c   Frazier, James ^c   Tarpy, David R ^d   Hayes Jr , Jerry ^e   Pettis, Jeffery S ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Florida Department of Agriculture   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Bee bread; Colony collapse disorder; Entombed pollen; Honey bee; Pesticide residues; Physical encapsulation

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HONEY; LARVA; MORTALITY; PHYSIOLOGY; POLLEN; RISK FACTOR;

ANIMALS; BEES; HONEY; LARVA; MORTALITY; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; POLLEN; RISK FACTORS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 67349168163     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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