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Hygienic and grooming behaviors in African and European honeybees—New damage categories in Varroa destructor

Varroa destructor is an ectoparasitic pest of honeybees, and a threat to the survival of the apiculture industry. Several studies have shown that unlike European honeybees, African honeybee populations appear to be minimally affected when attacked by this mite. However, little is known about the und...

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Autores principales: Nganso, Beatrice T., Fombong, Ayuka T., Yusuf, Abdullahi A., Pirk, Christian W. W., Stuhl, Charles, Torto, Baldwyn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5473549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28622341
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179329