Varroa destructor, the Varroa mite, is an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on honey bees and is one of the most damaging honey bee pests...

being infested with Varroa mites is called varroosis (also, incorrectly, varroatosis). Varroa mites, specifically the species Varroa destructor, are recognised...

enough semen from enough drones. Varroa destructor, a parasitic mite, propagates within the brood cell of bees. The Varroa mite prefers drone brood as it...

Varroa sensitive hygiene (VSH) is a behavioral trait of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in which bees detect and remove bee pupae that are infested by the...

Varroa jacobsoni is a species of mite that parasitises Apis cerana (Asian honey bees). The more damaging Varroa destructor was previously included under...

closely linked with Varroa sensitive hygiene. higher levels of aggression increased tendency to swarm lower resistance to varroa mites due to poorer hygienic...

predators or parasites. This last type includes the commercially destructive Varroa parasite of honey bees, as well as scabies mites of humans. Most species...

pesticides, infections with various pathogens, especially those transmitted by Varroa and Acarapis mites, malnutrition, genetic factors, immunodeficiencies, loss...

Varroa rindereri is an external parasitic mite that feeds on honey bees. The only known honey bee species it feeds on is Apis koschevnikovi de Guzman,...

discovered to be varroa resistant. In Finland (Lundén Apiaries) and Sweden (Österlund Apiaries) there are buckfast strains confirmed to be varroa resistant by...

behavioral mechanisms of honey bees used to fight off the ectoparasitic mites Varroa destructor. This behavior has been studied since the late 1990s for honey...

Russian honey bees. These stocks are bred and DNA tested for resistance to Varroa mites and increased honey production. Their charge is as follows: "The primary...

Varroa underwoodi is a mite that feeds on honey bees. It is an external parasite of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), Asian honey bee (A. cerana)...

Diseases of the honey bee or abnormal hive conditions include: Varroa destructor and V. jacobsoni are parasitic mites that feed on the fat bodies of adult...

miticides Oxalic acid is used by some beekeepers against the parasitic varroa mite. Organophosphate miticides Diatomaceous earth will also kill mites...

dragonflies. Honey bees are affected by parasites including tracheal and Varroa mites. However, some bees are believed to have a mutualistic relationship...

Western honey bees are threatened by pests and diseases, especially the Varroa mite and colony collapse disorder. There are indications that the species...

been shown to have strong acaricidal properties, being effective against Varroa destructor in populations of honey bees. Lithium chloride is used as an...

commercially reared bumblebees. Its main vector in A. mellifera is the Varroa mite. It is named after what is usually the most obvious deformity it induces...

Pachylaelapidae, Uropodidae and Veigaiidae. Amongst the best known species are Varroa destructor, an economically important parasite of honey bees, as well as...

miticide against the tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi) and the Varroa destructor mite and Varroa jacobsoni mite. Formic acid can be used in a fuel cell. It...

THYMOVAR is a product to control the Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) on bees (Apis mellifera) and contains the essential oil thymol. THYMOVAR contains...

that is an acaricide (specifically, a miticide), commonly used to control Varroa mites in honey bee colonies,[citation needed] infestations that constitute...

principally insects but also mites, are agricultural and forest pests. The mite Varroa destructor has become the largest single problem faced by beekeepers worldwide...

of the honeycombs. Chemical fumigants, particularly CO2, are also used. Varroa mites are arguably the biggest threat to honey bees in the United States...

Honey extractor Queen excluder Jenter kit Parasites and diseases Varroa destructor Varroa sensitive hygiene Small hive beetle Waxworm American foulbrood...

survey of hives was carried out but the samples proved to be negative. The Varroa destructor mite, a parasite that attacks honey bees, was discovered in the...

Honey extractor Queen excluder Jenter kit Parasites and diseases Varroa destructor Varroa sensitive hygiene Small hive beetle Waxworm American foulbrood...

edu/sites/g/files/pua2821/f/pcell_bar_frame.pdf Scientific Beekeeping - Fighting Varroa - http://scientificbeekeeping.com/fighting-varroa-biotechnical-tactics-ii/...

feeds on small arthropods such as psocids, fruit flies and mites such as Varroa. Males maintain small mating territories, few centimeters in size. When...