Effect of Varroa destructor infestations on honey yields of Apis mellifera colonies in Mexico's semiarid high plateau;Efecto del nivel de infestación de Varroa destructor sobre la produccín de miel de colonias de Apis mellifera en el altiplano semiárido de México

Tecnica Pecuaria en Mexico

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 313-317

  Medina Flores, Carlos Aurelio ^a   Guzmán Novoa, Ernesto ^b   Aréchiga Flores, Carlos Fernando ^a   Aguilera Soto, Jairo Iván ^a   Gutiérrez Piña, Francisco Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE ZACATECAS   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

AApis mellifera; Honey yield; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 79960073502     PISSN: 00401889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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