Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and oplostomus haroldi (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae): Occurrence in Kenya, distribution within honey bee colonies, and responses to host odors

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 389-396

  Torto, Baldwyn ^a   Fombong, Ayuka T ^a   Mutyambai, Daniel M ^a   Muli, Eliud ^a   Arbogast, Richard T ^b   Teal, Peter E A ^b  

^a INTERNATIONAL CENTRE OF INSECT PHYSIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY ICIPE   (Kenya)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Honey bee; Kenya; Kodamaea ohmeri; Oplostomus haroldi

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOASSAY; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; HONEYBEE; ODOR; PEST SPECIES; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TRAP (EQUIPMENT); VOLATILE SUBSTANCE;

KENYA;

AETHINA TUMIDA; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; KODAMAEA OHMERI; NITIDULIDAE; SCARABAEIDAE;

EID: 77951981587     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/AN09136     Document Type: Article

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