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Bee management

Summer brood interruption as integrated management strategy for effective Varroa control in Europe

Ralph Büchlera Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen, Bee institute, Kirchhain, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Aleksandar Uzunova Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen, Bee institute, Kirchhain, Germany;b Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University in Skopje, Skopje, Macedonia
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Marin Kovačićc Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J, J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, CroatiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3782-6733
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Janez Prešernd Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, SloveniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2479-6106
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Marco Pietropaolie Instituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana “M. Aleandri”, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9073-909X
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Fani Hatjinaf Department of Apiculture, Research Institute of Animal Sciences, Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DEMETER”, Nea Moudania, GreeceORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6506-5874
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Borce Pavlovg PZ Eko-Pcela, Tome Stefanovski 4-b, Skopje, Macedonia
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Leonidas Charistosf Department of Apiculture, Research Institute of Animal Sciences, Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DEMETER”, Nea Moudania, Greece
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Giovanni Formatoe Instituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana “M. Aleandri”, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1202-5745
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Egoitz Galarzah ERBEL, Iberian Bee (Erle Beltz) Breeding Association, Zaldibi-Basque Country, Spain
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Draiusz Gerulai Research Institute of Horticulture, Division of Apiculture, Puławy, Poland
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Ales Gregorcj Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Maribor, Hoče, Slovenia
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Valeria Malagninik Edmund Mach Foundation, Center for Technology Transfer, San Michele all'Adige, Italy
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Marina Meixnera Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen, Bee institute, Kirchhain, GermanyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7785-4894
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Nebojša Nedićl Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7671-5139
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Zlatko Puškadijac Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, J, J. Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
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Jorge Rivera-Gomise Instituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Lazio e della Toscana “M. Aleandri”, Rome, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9274-7616
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Mira Rogelj Jenkom Faculty of Veterinary medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Maja Ivana Smodiš Škerld Agricultural Institute of Slovenia, Ljubljana, SloveniaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1635-1414
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Julien Vallonn ITSAP-Institut de l’abeille, UMT PrADE: Protection des abeilles dans l'environnement INRA, UR 406 A&E - Domaine Saint Paul, AVIGNON CEDEX 9, France
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Denis Vojtl Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0111-6913
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Jerzy Wildeo Faculty of Animal Bioengineering, Department of Apiculture, University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland
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Antonio Nanettip CREA – AA, Bologna, ItalyORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1655-6754
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Pages 764-773 | Received 27 Feb 2020, Accepted 24 Jun 2020, Published online: 24 Jul 2020

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