Detection of Aethina tumida Murray (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae.) in Italy: Outbreaks and early reaction measures

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 569-575

  Mutinelli, Franco ^a   Montarsi, Fabrizio ^a   Federico, Giovanni ^b   Granato, Anna ^a   Ponti, Andrea Maroni ^c   Grandinetti, Gianluca ^d   Ferrè, Nicola ^a   Franco, Stéphanie ^e   Duquesne, Véronique ^e   Rivière, Marie Pierre ^e   Thiéry, Richard ^e   Henrikx, Pascal ^e   Ribière Chabert, Magali ^e   Chauzat, Marie Pierre ^e  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DEL MEZZOGIORNO   (Italy)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Italy)

^d Task Force per le Attività Veterinarie   (Italy)

^e FRENCH AGENCY FOR FOOD   (France)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; European Union; Exotic pest; Honey bee; Italy; Notifiable disease; OIE

Indexed keywords

AETHINA TUMIDA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; CITRUS; CITRUS RETICULATA; COLEOPTERA; NITIDULIDAE;

EID: 84920202310     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.53.5.13     Document Type: Article

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