Reproduction of parasitic mites Varroa destructor in original and new honeybee hosts

• Main Authors: Zheguang Lin, Yao Qin, Paul Page, Shuai Wang, Li Li, Zhengsheng Wen, Fuliang Hu, Peter Neumann, Huoqing Zheng, Vincent Dietemann
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Agricultural and Biological Sciences; Environmental Science
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85040783698&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/58128
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2018 The Authors. Ecology and Evolution published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. The ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, shifted host from the eastern honeybee, Apis cerana, to the western honeybee, Apis mellifera. Whereas the original host survives infestations by this parasite, they are leth...