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Novel Mutations in the Voltage-Gated Sodium Channel of Pyrethroid-Resistant Varroa destructor Populations from the Southeastern USA.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2016
González-Cabrera Joel, Rodríguez-Vargas Sonia, Davies T G Emyr, Field Linda M, Schmehl Daniel, Ellis James D, Krieger Klemens, Williamson Martin S
Abstract excerpt
The parasitic mite Varroa destructor has a significant worldwide impact on bee colony health. In the absence of control measures, parasitized colonies invariably collapse within 3 years. The synthetic pyrethroids tau-fluvalinate and flumethrin have proven very effective at managing this mite within apiaries, but intensive control programs based mainly on one active ingredient have led to many reports of...
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