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Controlled Infestation of Honeybee Colonies with Varroa Destructor Females

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|Jun 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2019-0009 | Journal eISSN: 2299-4831 | Journal ISSN: 1643-4439
Language: English
Page range: 149 - 155
Submitted on: Nov 28, 2018
Accepted on: Jan 7, 2019
Published on: Jun 26, 2019
Published by: Research Institute of Horticulture
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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