Honey bee colony losses

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-6

  Neumann, Peter ^a,b   Carreck, Norman L ^c,d  

^a AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c International Bee Research Association   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Colony losses honey bee; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 77952786906     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.49.1.01     Document Type: Review

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