Performance of honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens reared in beeswax cells impregnated with coumaphos

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 128-134

  Collins, Anita M ^a   Pettis, Jeffery S ^a   Wilbanks, Reg ^b   Feldlaufer, Mark F ^a  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Wilbanks Apiaries   (United States)

Author keywords

Coumaphos; Mating success; Miticide; Queen rearing; Residues; Sperm concentration; Supercedure

Indexed keywords

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; PROPOLIS;

EID: 9744258167     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2004.11101123     Document Type: Article

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