Colony losses, managed colony population decline, and Colony Collapse Disorder in the United States

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 134-136

  Ellis, James D ^a   Evans, Jay D ^b   Pettis, Jeff ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; CCD; Colony Collapse Disorder; Israeli acute paralysis virus; Nosema ceranae; Nutrition; Pesticides; Stress; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACUTE BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS; APIS MELLIFERA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA CERANAE; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 77953858328     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.49.1.30     Document Type: Note

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