Virus infections and winter losses of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera)

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 60-65

  Berthoud, Hélène ^a   Imdorf, Anton ^a   Haueter, Monika ^a   Radloff, Sarah ^b   Neumann, Peter ^a,b  

^a AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^b RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

ABPV; Apis mellifera; Colony losses; DWV; Honey bee

Indexed keywords

ACUTE BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CHRONIC BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS; DEFORMED WING VIRUS; DICISTROVIRIDAE; KASHMIR BEE VIRUS; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 77953822714     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.49.1.08     Document Type: Article

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