Varroa destructorfeeds primarily on honey bee fat body tissue and not hemolymph

Volume: 116, Issue: 5, Pages: 1792 - 1801
Published: Jan 15, 2019
Abstract
Significance Varroa destructor causes considerable damage to honey bees and subsequently the field of apiculture through just one process: feeding. For five decades, we have believed that these mites consume hemolymph like a tick consumes blood, and that Varroa cause harm primarily by vectoring viruses. Our work shows that they cause damage more directly. Varroa externally digest and consume fat body tissue rather than blood. These findings...
Paper Details
Title
Varroa destructorfeeds primarily on honey bee fat body tissue and not hemolymph
Published Date
Jan 15, 2019
Volume
116
Issue
5
Pages
1792 - 1801
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