Research strategies to improve honeybee health in Europe

Apidologie

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 227-242

  Moritz, Robin F A ^a   De Miranda, Joachim ^b   Fries, Ingemar ^b   Le Conte, Yves ^c   Neumann, Peter ^d   Paxton, Robert J ^e  

^a MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^b Department of Ecology   (Sweden)

^c Laboratoire de Toxicologie Environnementale   (France)

^d Swiss Bee Research Centre   (Switzerland)

^e QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; diagnosis; disease resistance; pathology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; APICULTURE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE RESISTANCE; HONEYBEE; MITE; MORTALITY; PARASITE; PATHOLOGY; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL INSECT; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; VIRAL DISEASE;

EUROPE;

ACARI; ACUTE BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS; APIS MELLIFERA; BLACK QUEEN CELL VIRUS; DEFORMED WING VIRUS; NOSEMA; VARROA;

EID: 77953869066     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido/2010010     Document Type: Review

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