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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DISEASE & PEST CONTROL => Topic started by: BeeMaster2 on January 05, 2018, 11:50:41 PM

Title: High Varroa mite abundance influences chemical profiles of worker bees and mite?
Post by: BeeMaster2 on January 05, 2018, 11:50:41 PM
Here is an article on varroa mites and what makes them switch from getting on nurse bees and getting on field bees when a hive is rising.
http://jeb.biologists.org/content/217/17/2998
Pretty interesting.
Jim
Title: Re: High Varroa mite abundance influences chemical profiles of worker bees and mite?
Post by: little john on January 08, 2018, 12:23:13 PM
Hi Jim - couldn't get that link to work ...

http://jeb.biologists.org/content/217/17/2985.2
http://jeb.biologists.org/content/jexbio/217/17/2985.2.full.pdf

... seem to be the same article.  As you say, that's an interesting finding.
LJ
Title: Re: High Varroa mite abundance influences chemical profiles of worker bees and mite?
Post by: BeeMaster2 on January 08, 2018, 11:23:43 PM
Yes, same article.
Thanks.
Jim
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