Feeding Essential oils and 2-heptanone in sugar syrup and liquid protein diets to honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) as potential varroa mite (Varroa destructor) controls

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 256-262

  Sammataro, Diana ^a   Finley, Jennifer ^a   Leblanc, Blaise ^b   Wardell, Gordon ^c   Ahumada Segura, Fabiana ^c   Carroll, Mark J ^d  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b PIMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SAFE R and D   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Essential oils; Honey bee larvae; Liquid protein diet; SPME; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CINNAMOMUM VERUM; ORIGANUM; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 72049118236     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.48.4.05     Document Type: Article

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