Radiobiology of Small Hive Beetle (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) and Prospects for Management Using Sterile Insect Releases

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 108, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 868-872

  Downey, Danielle ^a   Chun, Stacey ^a   Follett, Peter ^b  

^a Hawaii Department of Agriculture   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Apis mellifera; honey bee; sterile insect technique; x ray radiation

Indexed keywords

AETHINA TUMIDA; APIS MELLIFERA; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; NITIDULIDAE;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; APICULTURE; BEETLE; BIOLOGICAL PEST CONTROL; FEMALE; MALE; PROCEDURES; RADIATION RESPONSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; X RAY;

ANIMALS; BEEKEEPING; BEETLES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; FEMALE; MALE; PEST CONTROL, BIOLOGICAL; SEX FACTORS; X-RAYS;

EID: 84931858407     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: 1938291X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov068     Document Type: Article

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