The effects of using different organic compounds against honey bee mite (Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman) on colony developments of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) and residue levels in honey

Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1004-1009

  Emsen, Berna ^a   Dodologlu, Ahmet ^a  

^a ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Colony performance; Honey bee; Oxalic acid; Residue levels; Thymol; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350774517     PISSN: 16805593     EISSN: 1993601X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/javaa.2009.1004.1009     Document Type: Article

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