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Reproductive success of the parasitic mite (Varroa destructor) is lower in honeybee colonies that target infested cells with recapping

Cell recapping is a behavioural trait of honeybees (Apis mellifera) where cells with developing pupae are uncapped, inspected, and then recapped, without removing the pupae. The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, unarguably the most destructive pest in apiculture world-wide, invades the cells of...

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Autores principales: Oddie, Melissa A. Y., Burke, Ashley, Dahle, Bjørn, Le Conte, Yves, Mondet, Fanny, Locke, Barbara
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/PMC8080770/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33911144
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88592-y