Honey bee populations surviving Varroa destructor parasitism in Latin America and their mechanisms of resistance

Honey bee populations surviving Varroa destructor parasitism in Latin America and their mechanisms of resistance

The honey bee (Apis mellifera) parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, is considered one of the main causes of colony losses in European honey bee (EHB) populations around the world. However, some EHB and Africanized honey bee (AHB) populations (derived from the African subspecies A. m. scutellata) that...

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Main Authors: Ernesto Guzman-Novoa, Miguel Corona, Mohamed Alburaki, Francisco José Reynaldi, Ciro Invernizzi, Gregorio Fernández de Landa, Matías Maggi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2024-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Apis mellifera
Varroa destructor
adaptation
Africanized honey bee
mechanisms of resistance
host-parasite
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2024.1434490/full

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