Small hive beetle: The next threat to British honey bees?

Biologist

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-39

  Cuthbertson, Andrew G S ^a   Mathers, James J ^a   Blackburn, Lisa F ^a   Brown, Mike A ^a   Marris, Gay ^a  

^a FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AETHINA TUMIDA; APIS MELLIFERA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 79953309722     PISSN: 00063347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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