Commercial bumblebee rearing and its implications

Acta Horticulturae

Volumn 437, Issue , 1997, Pages 261-269

  De Ruijter, A ^a  

^a Research Centre for Insect Pollination and Beekeeping Ambrosiushoeve   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; BOMBUS TERRESTRIS; HEXAPODA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 84879265991     PISSN: 05677572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.17660/actahortic.1997.437.30     Document Type: Conference Paper

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