Varroa destructor

Fassbinder C, Grodnitzky J and Coats J (2002), Monoterpenoids as possible control agents for Varroa destructor , J Agric Resources, 41, 83-88. 

Baird D. S. (2001) Semiochemical studies on the red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), the tarnished plant bug (Lygus lineolaris) and the varroa mite (Varroa destructor). In Chemistry. Simon Fraser University Burnaby. 

Ectoparasite (Varroa destructor, initially described as jacobsoni)... 

Wang, R., Liu, Z., Dong, K., Elzen, P.J., Pettis, J., and Huang, Z.Y., Association of novel mutations in a sodium channel gene with fluvalinate resistance in the mite, Varroa destructor, J. Apic. Res., 40,17, 2002. 

As a second example, consider the case of the common honeybee, Apis mellifera and its relation to a parasite mite, Varroa destructor. For years, the mite coexisted with the Eastern... 

Taking advantage of the fact that the cost of adaptation slows growth and reproduction can lead to surprisingly practical results. For example, there is a parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, that causes heavy losses in honeybees. There are several different miticides available for beekeepers to use to kill the mites. If one such miticide kills 99.9% of the mites, selection pressure ensures that resistant mites will dominate the population in a few generations. Therefore, this particular miticide would soon be useless. 

Eguaras, M. J., S. Fuselli, L. Gende, R. Fritz, S. R. Ruf nengo, G. Clemente, A. Gonzalez, P, N, Bailac, and M. I. Ponzi, 2005. An in vitro evaluation of Tagetes minuta essential oil for the control of the honeybee pathogens Paenibacillus larvae and Ascosphaera apis, and the parasitic mite Varroa destructor. > - 7 336-340. 

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