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Varroa destructor Mites Can Nimbly Climb from Flowers onto Foraging Honey Bees

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A survivor population of wild colonies of European honeybees in the northeastern United States: investigating its genetic structure

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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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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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