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How Honey Bee Colonies Survive in the Wild: Testing the Importance of Small Nests and Frequent Swarming
The ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, and the viruses that it transmits, kill the colonies of European honey bees (Apis mellifera) kept by beekeepers unless the bees are treated with miticides. Nevertheless, there exist populations of wild colonies of European honey bees that are persisting wit...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4788434/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26968000 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150362 |