Acta Vet. Brno 2016, 85: 261-266

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb201685030261

Detection of Nosema spp. in worker bees, pollen and bee bread during the honey flow season

Rajmund Sokół, Maria Michalczyk

University of Warmia and Mazury, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology and Invasive Diseases, Olsztyn, Poland

Received September 21, 2015
Accepted August 31, 2016

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