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An evaluation of Fruit-Boost™ as an aid for honey bee pollination under conditions of competing bloom

Evaluación de Fruit-Boost™ como una ayuda para la polinización de las abejas en condiciones de competencia por las flores

Amanda EllisDepartment of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA30602, USA.
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Keith S. DelaplaneDepartment of Entomology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA30602, USA.Correspondence[email protected]
Pages 15-18 | Received 03 Jan 2008, Accepted 17 Aug 2008, Published online: 02 Apr 2015

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