Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
4557832 Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 2013 7 Pages PDF
Abstract
► We present a new bioassay for examining the triggering of Varroa reproduction. ► Host factors can activate the reproduction of the honey bee mite Varroa destructor. ► Host factors can also interrupt an already started oogenesis of female mites. ► Fatty acid esters of the host cuticle might be involved in triggering mite reproduction.
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Activation and interruption of the reproduction of Varroa destructor is triggered by host signals (Apis mellifera)
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