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Varroa destructor, the
Varroa mite, is an
external parasitic mite that
attacks and
feeds on
honey bees and is one of the most
damaging honey bee pests...
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being infested with
Varroa mites is
called varroosis (also, incorrectly, varroatosis).
Varroa mites,
specifically the
species Varroa destructor, are recognised...
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enough **** from
enough drones.
Varroa destructor, a
parasitic mite,
propagates within the
brood cell of bees. The
Varroa mite
prefers drone brood as it...
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Varroa sensitive hygiene (VSH) is a
behavioral trait of
honey bees (Apis mellifera) in
which bees
detect and
remove bee
pupae that are
infested by the...
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Varroa jacobsoni is a
species of mite that
parasitises Apis
cerana (Asian
honey bees). The more
damaging Varroa destructor was
previously included under...
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closely linked with
Varroa sensitive hygiene.
higher levels of
aggression increased tendency to
swarm lower resistance to
varroa mites due to
poorer hygienic...
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predators or parasites. This last type
includes the
commercially destructive Varroa parasite of
honey bees, as well as
scabies mites of humans. Most species...
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Varroa rindereri is an
external parasitic mite that
feeds on
honey bees. The only
known honey bee
species it
feeds on is Apis
koschevnikovi de Guzman,...
- pesticides,
infections with
various pathogens,
especially those transmitted by
Varroa and
Acarapis mites, malnutrition,
genetic factors, immunodeficiencies, loss...
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Russian honey bees.
These stocks are bred and DNA
tested for
resistance to
Varroa mites and
increased honey production.
Their charge is as follows: "The primary...
