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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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    infested with Varroa mites is called varroosis (also, incorrectly, varroatosis). Varroa mites, specifically the species Varroa destructor, are recognised...
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    and remove bee pupae that are infested by the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. V. destructor is considered to be the most dangerous pest problem for honey...
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    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...
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    specialised mouthparts. Parasitic mites sometimes infest insects. Varroa destructor attaches to the body of honey bees, and Acarapis woodi (family Tarsonemidae)...
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    suppress immunity and may be one cause of CCD. Parasites, such as varroa mites (Varroa destructor), honey bee tracheal mites (Acarapis woodi), fungal, bacterial...
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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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    appear to be associated with Varroa destructor infestation of the bee hive and studies have shown that Varroa destructor harbors greater levels of the...
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  • protect bees from deadly parasites. He helped develop a treatment for Varroa destructor, and his findings in bee diseases were highly regarded for decades...
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    Retrieved 4 September 2019. Harbo, J.; Harris, J. (2001). "Resistance to Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) when mite-resistant queen honey bees (Hymenoptera:...
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    mellifera), bumblebees (Bombis spp.), and silkworms (Bombyx mori) through Varroa destructor mite infestations. The virus causes paralysis in the front two pairs...
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    THYMOVAR is a product to control the Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) on bees (Apis mellifera) and contains the essential oil thymol. THYMOVAR contains...
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    Pachylaelapidae, Uropodidae and Veigaiidae. Amongst the best known species are Varroa destructor, an economically important parasite of honey bees, as well as the...
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    used by beekeepers against the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. Acaricide Pyrethroid Varroa destructor Diseases of the honey bee FLUMETHRIN, ncats.io...
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    Dahle, Bjørn; Neumann, Peter (2017). "Norwegian honey bees surviving Varroa destructor mite infestations by means of natural selection". PeerJ. 5: e3956...
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  • continents. It is a serious pest among honey bees unadapted to it. Varroa destructor, the Varroa mite, is an established pest of two species of honey bee through...
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  • wild colonies (due to Varroa destructor)" another claim was "We never had a problem with queen failure until the arrival of Varroa," another article published...
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    shown to have strong acaricidal properties, being effective against Varroa destructor in populations of honey bees. Lithium chloride is used as an aversive...
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    also widely used in the beekeeping industry as a control for the Varroa destructor mite, although there are recent reports of resistance (driven by overuse...
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    described species, including economically important species such as the varroa mite. Holothyrida - small group of scavenging mites native to former Gondwana...
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    resistance to several health issues, including parasites such as Varroa destructor, some fungal diseases like chalkbrood, and even the mysterious colony...
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    predators of this and many other species. A species of parasitic mite, Varroa destructor jacobsoni, was found on larvae of this species in Poland in 1988....
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    effects of its leaves and bark for control of the honey bee pest Varroa destructor. Before the American Revolution, botanists from Europe had explored...
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  • 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...
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    insects but also mites, are agricultural and forest pests. The mite Varroa destructor has become the largest single problem faced by beekeepers worldwide...
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    mechanisms of honey bees used to fight off the ectoparasitic mites Varroa destructor. This behavior has been studied since the late 1990s for honey bee...
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    a comparable hygienic behavior (which if sufficient can result in Varroa destructor resistance) with descendants of Apis mellifera carnica bees from Europe...
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    miticide against the tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi) and the Varroa destructor mite and Varroa jacobsoni mite. Formic acid can be used directly in formic...
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    Honey extractor Queen excluder Jenter kit Parasites and diseases Varroa destructor Varroa sensitive hygiene Small hive beetle Waxworm American foulbrood...
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  • sudden collapse of honey bee colonies infested with the parasitic mite varroa destructor. The genus contains the following species: Acute bee paralysis virus...
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