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Susceptibility of Bee Larvae to Chalkbrood in Relation to Hygienic Behaviour of Worker Bees in Colonies of Chosen Races of Honeybee (Apis Mellifera ) Cover

Susceptibility of Bee Larvae to Chalkbrood in Relation to Hygienic Behaviour of Worker Bees in Colonies of Chosen Races of Honeybee (Apis Mellifera )

Journal of Apicultural Science
Volume 58 (2014): Issue 1 (June 2014)
By: Beata Panasiuk,  Małgorzata Bieńkowska,  Dariusz Gerula and  Paweł Węgrzynowicz  
Open Access
|May 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2014-0012 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
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Language: English
Page range: 119 - 126
Submitted on: Aug 25, 2013
Accepted on: Apr 3, 2014
Published on: May 27, 2014
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year
Keywords:
Ascosphaera apis,
freeze-killed brood,
hygienic behaviour,
larvae susceptibility
Related subjects:
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Zoology,
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