Fecal accumulations deposited by varroa can be used as a simple field diagnostic for infestations of this honey bee parasite

American Bee Journal

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 63-64

  Erickson, Eric H ^a  

^a CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0030551524     PISSN: 00027626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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1. Donze, G. and Guerin, P. M. 1994. Behavioral attributes and parental care of Varroa mites parasitizing honeybee brood. Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 34: 305-319.
2. Erickson, E. H., Cohen, A. C, and Cameron, B. E. 1994. Mite excreta: A new diagnostic for varroasis. Bee Science Vol 3. No. 2. 76-78.
3. Fries, I., Camazine, S., and Sneyd, S. 1994. Population dynamics of Varroa jacobsoni: A model and a review. Bee World 75: 5-28.