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Rapid host switching by Varroa destructor: implications for pathogen transmission and contact-based Varroa control

2026-08-24

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BACKGROUND: Varroa destructor is the major ectoparasite of honey bees and a vector of viral pathogens. Because pathogen transmission and exposure to contact-active acaricides depend on mite host contacts, understanding the factors governing host residence time is important for both disease epidemiology and pest management. We quantified host residence time under varying bee densities and host-type compositions. RE...

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Literature Corpus work: ba88e2f2-c3f7-543f-ad2d-f6c2efac2da0
DOI: 10.64898/2026.08.19.745672

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