Reproduction of parasitic mites Varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hosts

Abstract The ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, shifted host from the eastern honeybee, Apis cerana, to the western honeybee, Apis mellifera. Whereas the original host survives infestations by this parasite, they are lethal to colonies of its new host. Here, we investigated a population of A. ce...

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Main Authors: Zheguang Lin, Yao Qin, Paul Page, Shuai Wang, Li Li, Zhengsheng Wen, Fuliang Hu, Peter Neumann, Huoqing Zheng, Vincent Dietemann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2018-02-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.3802