Exploring a Potential Avenue for Beekeeping in Ireland: Safeguarding Locally Adapted Honeybees for Breeding Varroa-Resistant Lines
Beekeeping in Ireland has been strongly impacted by the parasitic mite <i>Varroa destructor</i>, whose introduction caused alarming honeybee colony losses. If unmitigated, these losses could lead to the disappearance of the native honeybee subspecies, <i>Apis mellifera mellifera<...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-10-01
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| Series: | Insects |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/14/10/827 |