How does the mite Varroa destructor kill the honeybee Apis mellifera? Alteration of cuticular hydrcarbons and water loss in infested honeybees

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1548-1555

  Annoscia, Desiderato ^a   Del Piccolo, Fabio ^a   Nazzi, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Cuticular hydrocarbons; Varroa destructor; Water loss

Indexed keywords

HYDROCARBON; WATER;

CUTICLE; FEEDING; HONEYBEE; HYDROCARBON; MITE; MORTALITY; PARASITISM; SURVIVAL; SYMPTOM; VIRAL DISEASE; WATER EXCHANGE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEE; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FORELIMB; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; HUMIDITY; INSECT VIRUS; METABOLISM; MORTALITY; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; VARROIDAE; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; BEES; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTIONS; HUMIDITY; HYDROCARBONS; INSECT VIRUSES; VARROIDAE; VIRUS DISEASES; WATER; WING;

ACARI; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; DEFORMED WING VIRUS; VARROA DESTRUCTOR;

EID: 84870248563     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2012.09.008     Document Type: Article

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