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A scientific note on quantitative diagnosis of small hive beetles, Aethina tumida, in the field

Note scientifique sur la diagnose quantitative du Petit coléoptère des ruches, Aethina tumida, au champ

Eine wissenschaftliche Notiz zur quantitativen Diagnose des Kleinen Beutenkäfers, Aethina tumida, im Freiland

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  1. Fachgebiet Bienen, Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Freiburg (CVUA), Am Moosweiher 2, 79108, Freiburg, Germany

    Marc O. Schäfer & Wolfgang Ritter

  2. USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory, 20705, Beltsville, MD, USA

    Jeff S. Pettis

  3. Swiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux Research Station ALP, 3003, Bern, Switzerland

    Peter Neumann

  4. Department of Zoology and Entomology, Rhodes University, 6140, Grahamstown, South Africa

    Peter Neumann

  5. Eastern Bee Research Institute of Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, China

    Peter Neumann

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  1. Marc O. Schäfer
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Correspondence to Marc O. Schäfer.

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Schäfer, M.O., Pettis, J.S., Ritter, W. et al. A scientific note on quantitative diagnosis of small hive beetles, Aethina tumida, in the field. Apidologie 39, 564–565 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:2008038

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