Standard methods for estimating strength parameters of Apis mellifera colonies

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Delaplane, Keith S ^a   Van Der Steen, Jozef ^b   Guzman Novoa, Ernesto ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bee population; BEEBOOK; Brood area; Brood pattern; COLOSS; Digital image analysis; Disease symptoms; Drone brood; Flight activity; Honey bee; Honey stores; Parasite symptoms; Queen cells

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 84875396131     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/ibra/1.52.1.03     Document Type: Review

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