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Genetic characterization of Russian honey bee stock selected for improved resistance to Varroa destructor.
Journal of economic entomology - 1 Jun 2009
Bourgeois A Lelania, Rinderer Thomas E
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Maintenance of genetic diversity among breeding lines is important in selective breeding and stock management. The Russian Honey Bee Breeding Program has strived to maintain high levels of heterozygosity among its breeding lines since its inception in 1997. After numerous rounds of selection for resistance to tracheal and varroa mites and improved honey production, 18 lines were selected as the core of the...
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