Is there a need for conservation of honeybees in Africa?

Apidologie

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-295

  Dietemann, Vincent ^a,b   Pirk, Christian Walter Werner ^b   Crewe, Robin ^b  

^a AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; Apis; Beekeeping; Conservation; Diseases; Honeybee

Indexed keywords

APICULTURE; CONSERVATION STATUS; DISEASE; FERAL ORGANISM; HONEYBEE; SPECIES CONSERVATION; WILD POPULATION;

AFRICA; EURASIA; EUROPE;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA; APOIDEA;

EID: 68349112446     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2009013     Document Type: Review

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