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Varroa destructor (Honeybee mite) (Vdes_3.0) ▼

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About Varroa destructor

Varroa destructor (Varroa mite) is an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on the honey bees Apis cerana and Apis mellifera. The Varroa mite is the parasite with possibly the most pronounced economic impact on the beekeeping industry. [1]

Picture credit (public domain): Kika De La Garza (Wikipedia)

Taxonomy ID 109461

Data source Ecology and Evolution Lab, Mikheyev Unit, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology

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Genome assembly: Vdes_3.0

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