A survey of honey bee colony losses in the United States, fall 2008 to spring 2009

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 7-14

  VanEngelsdorp, Dennis ^a,b   Hayes Jr , Jerry ^c   Underwood, Robyn M ^b   Pettis, Jeffery S ^d  

^a Bureau of Plant Industry   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY   (United States)

^d USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Colony Collapse Disorder; Honey bee; Overwinter mortality; United States

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 77953815539     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.49.1.03     Document Type: Article

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