Mass production of small hive beetles (Aethina tumida, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae)

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 144-145

  Mürrle, Thomas ^a   Neumann, Peter ^a,b  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Apis mellifera; Honey bees; Parasites; Sex ratio; Small hive beetle

Indexed keywords

AETHINA; AETHINA TUMIDA; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA; NITIDULIDAE;

EID: 9744251058     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2004.11101125     Document Type: Article

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