Effect of thymol and resveratrol administered with candy or syrup on the development of Nosema ceranae and on the longevity of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) in laboratory conditions

Apidologie

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 141-150

  Costa, Cecilia ^a   Lodesani, Marco ^a   Maistrello, Lara ^b  

^a ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Honey bee; Microsporidia; Nosema; Resveratrol; Thymol

Indexed keywords

APICULTURE; FUNGUS; HONEYBEE; INCUBATION; INFECTIVITY; LONGEVITY;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA CERANAE;

EID: 77950546764     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2009070     Document Type: Article

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