Susceptibility of small honey bee colonies to invasion by the small hive beetle, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae)

Journal of Applied Entomology

Volumn 138, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 547-550

  Mustafa, S G ^a   Spiewok, S ^b   Duncan, M ^c   Spooner Hart, R ^c   Rosenkranz, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b Deutscher Bauernverlag GmbH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Beetle larvae; Colony damages; Nucleus colonies; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; COLONY STRUCTURE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HONEYBEE; REPRODUCTION;

AETHINA TUMIDA; APIS MELLIFERA; COLEOPTERA; NITIDULIDAE;

EID: 84904042495     PISSN: 09312048     EISSN: 14390418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jen.12111     Document Type: Article

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