Aiming for the management of the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida, using relative humidity and diatomaceous earth

Apidologie

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 241-253

  Cribb, Bronwen W ^a   Rice, Steven J ^b   Leemon, Diana M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FISHERIES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Absorbicide ; Apis mellifera; beetle trap; European honeybee; insect pest

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ADULT; BEETLE; COLONY; CUTICLE; DIATOMITE; HONEYBEE; LABORATORY METHOD; LIPID; MORTALITY; PEST CONTROL; PEST SPECIES; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURVIVAL; TRAP (EQUIPMENT);

EUROPE;

EID: 84877818957     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-012-0173-6     Document Type: Article

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