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Can We Disrupt the Sensing of Honey Bees by the Bee Parasite Varroa destructor?

BACKGROUND: The ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, is considered to be one of the most significant threats to apiculture around the world. Chemical cues are known to play a significant role in the host-finding behavior of Varroa. The mites distinguish between bees from different task groups, and...

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Autores principales: Eliash, Nurit, Singh, Nitin Kumar, Kamer, Yosef, Pinnelli, Govardhana Reddy, Plettner, Erika, Soroker, Victoria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4167332/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25226388
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0106889