Biology and control of Varroa destructor

Journal of Invertebrate Pathology

Volumn 103, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages

  Rosenkranz, Peter ^a   Aumeier, Pia ^b   Ziegelmann, Bettina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Apiculture; Honey bee; Host parasite relationship; Tolerance; Varroa destructor; Varroa treatment; Varroosis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; APICULTURE; ARTICLE; BEE; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; METHODOLOGY; MITE INFESTATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; PHYSIOLOGY; VARROIDAE;

ANIMALS; BEEKEEPING; BEES; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MITE INFESTATIONS; PEST CONTROL; VARROIDAE;

ACARI; APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 73649211076     PISSN: 00222011     EISSN: 10960805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jip.2009.07.016     Document Type: Article

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