Effect of thymol and resveratrol administered with candy or syrup on the development of Nosema ceranae and on the longevity of honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) in laboratory conditions

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Issue		Apidologie Volume 41, Number 2, March-April 2010


Page(s)		141 - 150
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/apido/2009070
Published online		27 November 2009

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