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Pathology and parasitology

Trends in beekeeping and honey bee colony losses in Latin America

Fabrice RequierInstituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural (IRNAD), Sede Andina, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro (UNRN) y Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina; Correspondence[email protected]
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Karina AntúnezDepartamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable (IIBCE), Montevideo, Uruguay; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3664-9835
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Carolina L MoralesLaboratorio Ecotono, INIBIOMA (CONICET - Universidad Nacional del Comahue), Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9989-5347
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Patricia Aldea SánchezCentro de Emprendimiento Apícola, Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad Mayor, Huechuraba, Santiago, Chile; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2055-7765
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Dayson CastilhosDepartamento de Ciência Animal (DCAn), Universidade Federal Rural do Semi-Árido (UFERSA) Mossoró, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8511-7923
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Paula M GarridoCentro de Investigación en Abejas Sociales (CIAS), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata-CONICET, Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-5989-4596
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Agostina GiacobinoConsejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) e Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria EEA Rafaela, Rafaela, Santa Fe, Argentina;
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Francisco J ReynaldiLaboratorio de Virología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP) y Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, La Plata (CCT-CONICET, La Plata), La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1531-4905
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Juan Manuel Rosso LondoñoColectivo Abejas Vivas, Reserva Natural Hacienda Agroecológica El Paraíso and Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, Facultad de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, Bogotá, Colombia;
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Estela SantosCHDA (Comisión Honoraria de Desarrollo Apícola) Carlos María de Pena 4894, Montevideo, Uruguay
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Lucas A GaribaldiInstituto de Investigaciones en Recursos Naturales, Agroecología y Desarrollo Rural (IRNAD), Sede Andina, Universidad Nacional de Río Negro (UNRN) y Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro, Argentina; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0725-4049
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Pages 657-662 | Received 02 Nov 2017, Accepted 21 Apr 2018, Published online: 31 Aug 2018

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