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Bee management

Acaricidal activity of essential oil-derived components from Thymus schimperi Ronninger against Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman

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Pages 664-670 | Received 21 Dec 2020, Accepted 19 Oct 2021, Published online: 23 Feb 2022

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