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Bee Management

Life spans of Africanized honey bees fed sucrose diets enhanced with citric acid or lemon juice

Aumento en la esperanza de vida de abejas africanizadas con una dieta de sacarosa suplementada con ácido cítrico o zumo de limón

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Pages 91-99 | Received 08 Sep 2015, Accepted 20 Jan 2017, Published online: 15 Mar 2017

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