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Journal of Apicultural Research Volume 43, 2004 - Issue 3
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Performance of honey bee (Apis mellifera) queens reared in beeswax cells impregnated with coumaphos

Anita M CollinsUSDA, Agricultural Research Service, Bee Research Laboratory, Bldg. 476, BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland20705, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jeffery S PettisUSDA, Agricultural Research Service, Bee Research Laboratory, Bldg. 476, BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland20705, USA
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Reg Wilbanks Wilbanks Apiaries, Claxton, Georgia30417, USA
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Mark F FeldlauferUSDA, Agricultural Research Service, Bee Research Laboratory, Bldg. 476, BARC-East, Beltsville, Maryland20705, USA
Pages 128-134 | Received 15 Mar 2004, Accepted 01 Jul 2004, Published online: 24 Mar 2015

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