Effects of organic acid treatments on small hive beetles, Aethina tumida, and the associated yeast Kodamaea ohmeri

Journal of Pest Science

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 283-287

  Schäfer, Marc O ^a,b   Ritter, Wolfgang ^a   Pettis, Jeff S ^c   Teal, Peter E A ^d   Neumann, Peter ^e,f  

^a Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Freiburg ^*  (Germany)

^b AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^d CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^e RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^f YUNNAN AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Apis mellifera; Honeybee; Kodamaea ohmeri; Organic acid; Small hive beetle

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; HONEYBEE; LABORATORY METHOD; MORTALITY; ORGANIC ACID; PEST CONTROL; PEST DAMAGE; YEAST;

AETHINA TUMIDA; APIS MELLIFERA; COLEOPTERA; KODAMAEA OHMERI;

EID: 67649976787     PISSN: 16124758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10340-009-0252-2     Document Type: Article

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