How to quantify Varroa destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies
The Varroa destructor mite, a devastating pest of western honey bees, can threaten a honey bee colony’s survival if it is left uncontrolled. This 8-page fact sheet written by Cameron Jack, Nathan Sperry, Ashley N. Mortensen, and Jamie Ellis and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Dep...
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The Varroa destructor mite, a devastating pest of western honey bees, can threaten a honey bee colony’s survival if it is left uncontrolled. This 8-page fact sheet written by Cameron Jack, Nathan Sperry, Ashley N. Mortensen, and Jamie Ellis and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department explains how to monitor honey bee colonies to ensure that infestations of these destructive pests do not grow to dangerous levels.
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spelling | doaj-art-160df1f5cce74796acec3ba750db16422025-02-08T05:49:17ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092020-02-0120201How to quantify Varroa destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) coloniesCameron JackNathan Sperry0Ashley N. MortensenJamie EllisUniversity of Florida The Varroa destructor mite, a devastating pest of western honey bees, can threaten a honey bee colony’s survival if it is left uncontrolled. This 8-page fact sheet written by Cameron Jack, Nathan Sperry, Ashley N. Mortensen, and Jamie Ellis and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department explains how to monitor honey bee colonies to ensure that infestations of these destructive pests do not grow to dangerous levels. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1257 https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/110465QuanitfyHow ToVarroaHoney BeeApis mellifera |
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title | How to quantify Varroa destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies |
title_full | How to quantify Varroa destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies |
title_fullStr | How to quantify Varroa destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies |
title_full_unstemmed | How to quantify Varroa destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies |
title_short | How to quantify Varroa destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies |
title_sort | how to quantify varroa destructor in honey bee apis mellifera l colonies |
topic | Quanitfy How To Varroa Honey Bee Apis mellifera |
url | https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/110465 |
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