Influence of amitraz and oxalic acid on the cuticle proteolytic system of apis mellifera L. workers

Insects

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 821-832

  Strachecka, Aneta ^a   Paleolog, Jerzy ^a   Olszewski, Krzysztof ^a   Borsuk, Grzegorz ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES IN LUBLIN   (Poland)

Author keywords

Amitraz; Apis mellifera; Bees; Cuticle; Oxalic acid; Protease inhibitors; Proteases

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 84874759956     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20754450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/insects3030821     Document Type: Article

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