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Pathology and parasitology

First record of pseudoscorpions in the Eastern honey bee colonies in China

Zheguang Lina College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4270-9360View further author information
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Heng Chena College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Paul Pageb Independent Researcher, Bern, SwitzerlandView further author information
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Kang Wanga College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Ting Jia College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaView further author information
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Guohong Chena College of Animal Science and Technology, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 515-518 | Received 07 Jul 2019, Accepted 23 Sep 2019, Published online: 18 Oct 2019

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