Structure of the U.S. Beekeeping Industry: 1982-2002

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 868-886

  Daberkow, Stan ^a   Korb, Penni ^a   Hoff, Fred ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apiculture farm operators; Apiculture farm size and location; Bee colonies; Beekeepers

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ARTICLE; BEE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; METHODOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BEES; COMMERCE; POPULATION DENSITY; UNITED STATES;

APOIDEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 68149100583     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0304     Document Type: Article

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