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Survey of the Health Status of Some Honey Bee Queens in Italy

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|Dec 2015

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jas-2015-0022 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
Language: English
Page range: 27 - 36
Submitted on: Jul 21, 2014
Accepted on: Nov 20, 2015
Published on: Dec 9, 2015
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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