TOLERANCE OF HONEY BEE COLONIES TO VARROA DESTRUCTOR (ANDERSON AND TRUEMAN) AND THE ECONOMIC THRESHOLD OF THE PARASITE IN THE CENTRAL REGION OF KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

Experiments were carried out on honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) during the winter of 2008 and spring of 2009 using colonies wintered with five levels of varroa infestation (0.0, 3.8, 9.0, 13.1 and 22.9%) in the Central Region of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The goal of the present work is to det...

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Main Authors: . Omran Nageh, S.M, Mabrouk ; M.S.O., Mohanna K.M.
Format: Article
Language:Arabic
Published: The Union of Arab Universities 2010-03-01
Series:Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences
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Online Access:https://ajs.journals.ekb.eg/article_15006_b2bd2ebd9c206e9340b9d216278415fa.pdf