Control of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) using in-hive traps

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 147, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 97-108

  Bernier, Martine ^a   Fournier, Valérie ^a   Eccles, Les ^b   Giovenazzo, Pierre ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b Ontario Beekeepers Association   (Canada)

^c Centre de Recherche en Sciences Animales de Deschambault   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AETHINA TUMIDA; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; COLEOPTERA; HYMENOPTERA; NITIDULIDAE;

EID: 84995327992     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/tce.2014.28     Document Type: Article

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