Using Simulation to Evaluate Time to Detect Incursions in Honeybee Biosecurity in Australia

Risk Analysis

Volumn 31, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1961-1968

  Clifford, David ^a   Barry, Simon ^a   Cook, David ^a   Duthie, Rob ^b   Anderson, Denis ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b Kalang Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis cerana; Apis mellifera; Simulation study; Varroa

Indexed keywords

APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; AUSTRALIA; BIO-SECURITY; DETECTION METHODS; KEY DETERMINANTS; SIMULATION STUDY; SPATIAL MODELING; SUCCESSFUL MANAGEMENT; SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS; TIME TO DETECTIONS; VARROA;

PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ANALYSIS; SAFETY ENGINEERING;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DETECTION METHOD; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; HONEYBEE; INVASIVE SPECIES; MITE; NUMERICAL MODEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; MITE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BEES; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; MITES; SECURITY MEASURES;

AUSTRALIA;

ACARI; APIS CERANA; APIS MELLIFERA; VARROA;

EID: 81855194153     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: 15396924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2011.01607.x     Document Type: Article

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