Crowding honeybee colonies in apiaries can increase their vulnerability to the deadly ectoparasite Varroa destructor

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Autumn Invasion Rates of Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) Into Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies and the Resulting Increase in Mite Populations

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High Varroa mite abundance influences chemical profiles of worker bees and mite-host preferences

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Colony fissioning in honey bees: size and significance of the swarm fraction

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Winter Survival of Individual Honey Bees and Honey Bee Colonies Depends on Level of Varroa destructor Infestation

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Global Honey Bee Viral Landscape Altered by a Parasitic Mite

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Invasion of Varroa destructor mites into mite-free honey bee colonies under the controlled conditions of a military training area

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Deformed wing virus: replication and viral load in mites (Varroa destructor)

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Biology and control of Varroa destructor

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