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The invasive Korea and Japan types of Varroa destructor, ectoparasitic mites of the Western honeybee (Apis mellifera), are two partly isolated clones.
Proceedings. Biological sciences - 22 Feb 2005
Solignac Michel, Cornuet Jean-Marie, Vautrin Dominique, Le Conte Yves, Anderson Denis, Evans Jay, Cros-Arteil Sandrine, Navajas Maria
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Varroa destructor, now a major pest of the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, switched from its original host, the Eastern honeybee, A. cerana, ca. 50 years ago. So far, only two out of several known mitochondrial haplotypes of V. destructor have been found to be capable of reproducing on A. melli...
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