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Accelerated Varroa destructor population growth in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies is associated with visitation from non-natal bees

A leading cause of managed honey bee colony mortality in the US, Varroa destructor populations typically exceed damaging levels in the fall. One explanation for rapid population increases is migration of mite carrying bees between colonies. Here, the degree to which bees from high and low mite donor...

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Autores principales: Kulhanek, Kelly, Garavito, Andrew, vanEngelsdorp, Dennis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8007729/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33782493
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-86558-8