Prevalence of bee lice Braula coeca (Diptera: Braulidae) and other perceived constraints to honey bee production in Wukro Woreda, Tigray Region, Ethiopia

Global Veterinaria

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 631-635

  Gidey, Adeday ^a   Mulugeta, Shiferaw ^b   Fromsa, Abebe ^b  

^a Bureau of Agriculture   (Ethiopia)

^b JIMMA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Braula coeca; Constraints; Honey Bee Production; Pests; Predators; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; ARANEAE; AVES; BRAULA COECA; BRAULIDAE; DIPTERA; GALLERIA MELLONELLA; HAPLORHINI; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MELLIVORA CAPENSIS; PHTHIRAPTERA; SERPENTES; SQUAMATA;

EID: 84861923331     PISSN: 19926197     EISSN: 19998163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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