Survival of mite infested (Varroa destructor) honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in a Nordic climate

An isolated honey bee population (N = 150) was established on the southern tip of Gotland, an island in the Baltic sea. After infestation with 36 to 89 Varroa destructor mites per colony, they were unmanaged and allowed to swarm. For over six years colonies were monitored for swarming, winter losses...

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Veröffentlicht in:Apidologie 2006-09, Vol.37 (5), p.564-570
Hauptverfasser: FRIES, Ingemar, IMDORF, Anton, ROSENKRANZ, Peter
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