Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
Year:
2011
Volume:
10
Issue:
6
Page No.
802 - 805
Efficacy of Different Organic Compounds Against Bee Mite (Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman) in Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Colonies
Authors :
Berna Emsen
and
Ahmet Dodologlu
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