An evaluation of the associations of parameters related to the fall of varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) from commercial honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies as tools for selective breeding for mite resistance

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 516-522

  Rinderer, Thomas E ^a   Guzman, Lilia I De ^a   Frake, Amanda M ^a   Tarver, Matthew R ^a   Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong ^b  

^a USDA ARS Honey Bee Breeding Genetics and Physiology Research Laboratory   (United States)

^b CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Grooming behavior; Mite fall; Russian honey bee; Varroa destructor; Varroa resistance

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; BREEDING; EVALUATION STUDY; GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; NYMPH; PARASITOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VARROIDAE;

ANIMALS; BEES; BREEDING; CALIFORNIA; NYMPH; VARROIDAE;

EID: 84898482649     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC13477     Document Type: Article

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