Formic acid treatment for control of Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) and safety to Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) under Southern United States conditions

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1509-1512

  Elzen, Patti J ^a   Westervelt, David ^a,b   Lucas, Raymond ^a,b   Cox, Robert L ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF PLANT INDUSTRY   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Control; Formic acid; Honey bee; Varroa destructor

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; MESOSTIGMATA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROIDAE;

EID: 8344254497     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0022-0493-97.5.1509     Document Type: Article

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