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Varroa destructor infestation impairs the improvement of landing performance in foraging honeybees

The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is an important contributor to the high losses of western honeybees. Forager bees from Varroa-infested colonies show reduced homing and flight capacity; it is not known whether flight manoeuvrability and related learning capability are also affected. Here, we tes...

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Autores principales: Muijres, Florian T., van Dooremalen, Coby, Lankheet, Martin, Lugt, Heleen, de Vries, Lana J., Van Langevelde, Frank
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7540786/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33047066
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.201222