Honeybee health in Africa—a review

Apidologie

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 276-300

  Human, Hannelie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Africa; habitat loss; honeybee health; honeybees; parasites; pathogens; pests; predators

Indexed keywords

GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT LOSS; HONEYBEE; PARASITE; PATHOGEN; PEST SPECIES; PREDATOR; SUBPOPULATION;

SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA;

EID: 84976527772     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13592-015-0406-6     Document Type: Review

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