Removal of drone brood from Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies to control Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) and retain adult drones

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 2033-2040

  Wantuch, Holly A ^a   Tarpy, David R ^a  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drone brood trapping; Honey bee; IPM; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FEMALE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VARROIDAE;

ANIMALS; BEEKEEPING; BEES; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; VARROIDAE;

ACARI; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROIDAE;

EID: 72449121414     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/029.102.0603     Document Type: Article

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