Associations of parameters related to the fall of varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Russian and italian honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 106, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 566-575

  Rinderer, Thomas E ^a   De Guzman, L I ^a   Frake, Amanda M ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

grooming behavior; mite fall; Russian honey bee; Varroa destructor; Varroa resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; HISTOLOGY; ITALY; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; POPULATION DENSITY; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; VARROIDAE;

ANIMALS; BEES; ITALY; LINEAR MODELS; POPULATION DENSITY; RUSSIA; SEASONS; VARROIDAE;

ACARI; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; HYMENOPTERA; MESOSTIGMATA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROIDAE;

EID: 84876211215     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC12427     Document Type: Article

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