Efficacy of some chemicals and additives as bee repellents against two honeybee species, apis mellifera l. and apis florea f. in semi-field trials;Skuteczność wybranych związków chemicznych z dodotkami jako środków odstraszających dwa gatunki pszczół apis mellifera l. oraz apis florae f. w doświadczeniach pół-polowych

Journal of Apicultural Science

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 21-34

  Mishra, Shailja ^a   Sihag, Ram C ^a  

^a CCS HARYANA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Apis florea; Apis mellifera; Honeybee; Pesticides; Pollination; Repellents

Indexed keywords

APIS FLOREA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 77956597352     PISSN: 16434439     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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