Non-reproduction in the honeybee mite Varroa jacobsoni

Experimental and Applied Acarology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 539-549

  Martin, Stephen ^a   Holland, Kay ^b   Murray, Muzz ^c  

^a Central Science Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Infertility; Reproduction; Varroa jacobsoni

Indexed keywords

BROOD CELL; OFFSPRING PRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOUR;

ACARI; APIDAE; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; VARROA DESTRUCTOR; VARROA JACOBSONI; VARROIDAE;

EID: 8544242699     PISSN: 01688162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1018492231639     Document Type: Article

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