Preliminary investigation on other Nitidulidae beetles species occurring on rotten fruit in Reggio Calabria province (South-western Italy) infested with small hive beetle (Aethina tumida)

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 233-235

  Mutinelli, Franco ^a   Federico, Giovanni ^b   Carlin, Sara ^a   Montarsi, Fabrizio ^a   Audisio, Paolo ^c  

^a ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLE VENEZIE   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DEL MEZZOGIORNO   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beetles; Other Nitidulidae; Small hive beetle; South west Italy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973470109     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2016.1142733     Document Type: Note

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