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A scientific note on a protozoan pathogen of the small hive beetle

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Acknowledgments

We thank the California State Beekeeper Association for funding. We would also like to thank the beekeepers, bee removers, and Jon Zawislak for supplying SHBs. Drs. Jeff Silberman, Harry Kaya, and Jeff Lord examined our specimens and provided advice.

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  1. Department of Entomology, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR, 72701, USA

    Natasha Wright & Donald Steinkraus

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Wright, N., Steinkraus, D. A scientific note on a protozoan pathogen of the small hive beetle. Apidologie 44, 173–175 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-012-0164-7

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