Mapping the landscape of Varroa mite research: a bibliometric analysis of techniques and trends

CoDIT 2024-DO_TAP

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Review

Issue		RAIRO-Oper. Res. Volume 60, Number 3, May-June 2026 CoDIT 2024-DO_TAP


Page(s)		1501 - 1523
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ro/2026052
Published online		09 June 2026

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