Number and position of wounds on honey bee (Apis mellifera) pupae infested with a single Varroa mite
| Autor: | Wolf Engels, Ghazwan Kanbar |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Veterinary medicine
animal structures biology integumentary system brood infestation fungi Honey bee biology.organism_classification parasitic pupal wounds evolution of host-parasite relations Brood haemolymph-sucking mite Pupa apis mellifera varroa destructor QL1-991 Insect Science Varroa destructor Botany Mite behavior and behavior mechanisms Varroa Varroa sensitive hygiene Zoology |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Entomology, Vol 101, Iss 2, Pp 323-326 (2004) |
| ISSN: | 1802-8829 1210-5759 |
| Popis: | The wounds inflicted on pupae in capped brood cells of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, infested with a single female of the ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, were investigated after visualisation by vital staining with trypan blue. On average the mites made two integumental perforations for feeding on prepupae and one on pupae. Most of the punctures were on particular ventral sites on the abdomen. Possible reasons for this pronounced preference and the evolutionary aspects of this highly specialised parasite-host relationship are discussed. |
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