Efficacy and safety of the insecticidal small hive beetle refuge trap APITHOR™ in bee hives

Australian Journal of Entomology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 198-204

  Levot, Garry W ^a   Somerville, Doug ^b  

^a NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

^b NSW DEPARTMENT OF PRIMARY INDUSTRIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Fipronil; Harbourage; Refuge trap; Small hive beetle

Indexed keywords

AETHINA TUMIDA; APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 84866322445     PISSN: 13266756     EISSN: 14406055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.2011.00852.x     Document Type: Article

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