Detection of Nosema apis and N. ceranae in honeybee bottom scraps and frass in naturally infected hives

Apidologie

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 753-760

  Copley, Tanya R ^a   Giovenazzo, Pierre ^b   Jabaji, Suha H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

bottom scraps; disease indicator; frass; Nosema apis; Nosema ceranae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COLONY; DETECTION METHOD; ENTOMOLOGY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FUNGUS; HONEYBEE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LARVA; MORTALITY; SAMPLING;

CANADA; DESCHAMBAULT; QUEBEC [CANADA];

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; MICROSPORIDIA; NOSEMA; NOSEMA APIS; NOSEMA CERANAE;

EID: 84878310424     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-012-0147-8     Document Type: Article

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