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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Main Authors: Cameron Jack, Nathan Sperry, Ashley N. Mortensen, Jamie Ellis
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Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2020-02-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/110465
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description 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
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