Increased tolerance and resistance to virus infections: a possible factor in the survival of Varroa destructor-resistant honey bees (Apis mellifera).

The honey bee ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, has a world-wide distribution and inflicts more damage than all other known apicultural diseases. However, Varroa-induced colony mortality is more accurately a result of secondary virus infections vectored by the mite. This means that honey bee re...

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Auteurs principaux: Barbara Locke, Eva Forsgren, Joachim R de Miranda
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Langue:EN
Publié: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/2ac8904f4283425586ca79f7cb450990
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