An evaluation of the associations of parameters related to the fall of varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) from commercial honey bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies as tools for selective breeding for mite resistance

• Main Authors: Thomas E. Rinderer, Lilia I De Guzman, Amanda M. Frake, Matthew R. Tarver, Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84898482649&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/53120
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Varroa destructor (Anderson and Trueman) trapped on bottom boards were assessed as indirect measurements of colony mite population differences and potential indicators of mite resistance in commercial colonies of Russian and Italian honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) by using 35 candidate measurements....