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...

being infested with Varroa mites is called varroosis (also, incorrectly, varroatosis). Varroa mites, specifically the species Varroa destructor, are recognised...

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...

enough semen from enough drones. Varroa destructor, a parasitic mite, propagates within the brood cell of bees. The Varroa mite prefers drone brood as it...

Varroa jacobsoni is a species of mite that parasitises Apis cerana (Asian honey bees). The more damaging Varroa destructor was previously included under...

closely linked with Varroa sensitive hygiene. higher levels of aggression increased tendency to swarm lower resistance to varroa mites due to poorer hygienic...

pesticides, infections with various pathogens, especially those transmitted by Varroa and Acarapis mites, malnutrition, genetic factors, immunodeficiencies, loss...

predators or parasites. This last type includes the commercially destructive Varroa parasite of honey bees, as well as scabies mites of humans. Most species...

Varroa underwoodi is a mite that feeds on honey bees. It is an external parasite of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), Asian honey bee (A. cerana)...

discovered to be varroa resistant. In Finland (Lundén Apiaries) and Sweden (Österlund Apiaries) there are buckfast strains confirmed to be varroa resistant by...

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,...

THYMOVAR is a product to control the Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) on bees (Apis mellifera) and contains the essential oil thymol. THYMOVAR contains...

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...

Diseases of the honey bee or abnormal hive conditions include: Varroa destructor and V. jacobsoni are parasitic mites that feed on the fat bodies of adult...

that is an acaricide (specifically, a miticide), commonly used to control Varroa mites in honey bee colonies,[citation needed] infestations that constitute...

Western honey bees are threatened by pests and diseases, especially the Varroa mite and colony collapse disorder. There are indications that the species...

miticides Oxalic acid is used by some beekeepers against the parasitic varroa mite. Organophosphate miticides Diatomaceous earth will also kill mites...

commercially reared bumblebees. Its main vector in A. mellifera is the Varroa mite. It is named after what is usually the most obvious deformity it induces...

been shown to have strong acaricidal properties, being effective against Varroa destructor in populations of honey bees. Lithium chloride is used as an...

dragonflies. Honey bees are affected by parasites including tracheal and Varroa mites. However, some bees are believed to have a mutualistic relationship...

principally insects but also mites, are agricultural and forest pests. The mite Varroa destructor has become the largest single problem faced by beekeepers worldwide...

Pachylaelapidae, Uropodidae and Veigaiidae. Amongst the best known species are Varroa destructor, an economically important parasite of honey bees, as well as...

of the honeycombs. Chemical fumigants, particularly CO2, are also used. Varroa mites are arguably the biggest threat to honey bees in the United States...

behavioral mechanisms of honey bees used to fight off the ectoparasitic mites Varroa destructor. This behavior has been studied since the late 1990s for honey...

During his long career, three new parasites of the honeybee, acarine mite, varroa mite, and African small hive beetle were introduced to the United States...

resistant to Varroa and A. m. carnica breeders have been successfully breeding Varroa resistant bees for some years. In 2013, a Varroa Tolerance Breeding...

edu/sites/g/files/pua2821/f/pcell_bar_frame.pdf Scientific Beekeeping - Fighting Varroa - http://scientificbeekeeping.com/fighting-varroa-biotechnical-tactics-ii/...

described species, including economically important species such as the varroa mite. Holothyrida - small group of scavenging mites native to former Gondwana...

European paper wasp (Polistes dominula) German wasp (Vespula germanica) Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) As of 18 January 2021[update] there are 73 known introduced...

bees produce neither honey nor beeswax. They are immune from acarine and Varroa mites, but have their own unique parasites, pests, and diseases. The nesting...