Susceptibility of the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), to insecticides and insect growth regulators

Apidologie

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 95-102

  Kanga, Lambert H B ^a   Somorin, Abisoye B ^a  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Honeybee; Insect growth regulators; Insecticides; Small hive beetle

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOASSAY; GROWTH REGULATOR; HONEYBEE; INSECTICIDE; LARVA; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; SUBLETHAL EFFECT; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

UNITED STATES;

AETHINA TUMIDA; APIS MELLIFERA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; NITIDULIDAE;

EID: 84856660894     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-011-0101-1     Document Type: Article

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