Infestation by Pyemotes tritici (Acari, Pyemotidae) causes death of stingless bee colonies (Hymenoptera: Meliponina)

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 630-634

  Menezes, C ^a   Coletto Silva, A ^b   Gazeta, G S ^c   Kerr, W E ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF UBERLÂNDIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apiculture; Meliponiculture; Meliponini; Mites; Natural enemies

Indexed keywords

APICULTURE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; BROOD PARASITE; MITE; NATURAL ENEMY; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; PARASITE TRANSMISSION; PYEMOTES TRITICI; STINGLESS BEE;

ACARI; ANIMALS; BEES; BRAZIL;

ACARI; FRIESEOMELITTA VARIA; HYMENOPTERA; MELIPONINAE; PYEMOTES TRITICI; PYEMOTIDAE; TETRAGONISCA ANGUSTULA;

EID: 67649413205     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol8-2kerr021     Document Type: Article

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