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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Taxonomic Hierarchy
  2. Parasitiformes
  3. Mesostigmata
  4. Varroidae
  5. Varroa
  6. Varroa destructor

Preferred term

Varroa destructor

Type

  • Organism

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Scope note

  • Use for the widely distributed ectoparasitic mite of honey bee, Apis mellifera; For the ectoparasitic mite geographically restricted to Indonesia, host-specific for Apis cerana, and incapable of reproducing in Apis mellifera brood USE Varroa jacobsoni.

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/66889

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