How varroa parasitism affects the immunological and nutritional status of the honey bee, apis mellifera

Insects

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 601-615

  Aronstein, Katherine A ^a   Saldivar, Eduardo ^a   Vega, Rodrigo ^b   Westmiller, Stephanie ^b   Douglas, Angela E ^b  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Deformed wing virus; Honey bee; Nutritional response to parasite; Varroa mite

Indexed keywords

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; DEFORMED WING VIRUS; HEXAPODA; VARROA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 84878763514     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20754450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/insects3030601     Document Type: Article

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