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The Amitraz Strips Efficacy in Control of Varroa Destructor After Many Years Application of Amitraz in Apiaries

Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 57 (2013): Issue 1 (June 2013)
By: Piotr Semkiw,  Piotr Skubida and  Krystyna Pohorecka  
Open Access
|Jun 2013

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2013-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
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Language: English
Page range: 107 - 121
Published on: Jun 5, 2013
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Varroa destructor,
control,
honeybee colonies,
amitraz strips,
effectiveness
Related subjects:
Life sciences,
Life sciences, other,
Zoology

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