The ectoparasitic mite Tropilaelaps mercedesae (Acari, Laelapidae) as a vector of honeybee viruses

Insectes Sociaux

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 40-43

  Dainat, B ^a   Ken, T ^b   Berthoud, H ^a   Neumann, P ^a,b,c  

^a AGROSCOPE LIEBEFELD POSIEUX RESEARCH STATION ALP   (Switzerland)

^b CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Honeybees; Tropilaelaps mercedesae; Vector; Viruses

Indexed keywords

DISEASE VECTOR; ECTOPARASITE; HONEYBEE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MITE; VIRUS; WING;

ACARI; ACUTE BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; BLACK QUEEN CELL VIRUS; CHRONIC BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS; DEFORMED WING VIRUS; KASHMIR BEE VIRUS; LAELAPIDAE; SACBROOD VIRUS; TROPILAELAPS; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 60149093364     PISSN: 00201812     EISSN: 14209098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00040-008-1030-5     Document Type: Article

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