A national survey of managed honey bee 2011-12 winter colony losses in the United States: Results from the bee informed partnership

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 44-53

  Spleen, Angela M ^a   Lengerich, Eugene J ^a   Rennich, Karen ^b   Caron, Dewey ^c   Rose, Robyn ^d   Pettis, Jeff S ^e   Henson, Mark ^f   Wilkes, James T ^f   Wilson, Michael ^g   Stitzinger, Jennie ^b   Lee, Kathleen ^h   Andree, Michael ⁱ   Snyder, Robert ⁱ   Van Engelsdorp, Dennis ^b  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

^e USDA ARS Bee Research Laboratory   (United States)

^f APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA COOPERATIVE EXTENSION   (United States)

Author keywords

2011 12; Colony losses; Honey bee; Mortality; Overwinter; USA

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 84876946673     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.52.2.07     Document Type: Article

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