Varroa rindereri

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Varroa rindereri is an external parasitic mite that feeds on honey bees. The only known honey bee species it feeds on Apis koschevnikovi . [1] [2] [3] Its geographic range includes Southeast Asia, Barneo, and Malaysian peninsula. [4] V. rindereri, in addition to V. destructor, V. jacobsoni, and V. underwoodi is one of the 4 known species within the Varroa genus. Among the species of Varroa, V. rindereri is typically larger in size with an average length of 1,180 μm. [5]

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  1. ↑ Chantawannakul, Panuwan; de Guzman, Lilia I.; Li, Jilian; Williams, Geoffrey R. (May 2016). "Parasites, pathogens, and pests of honeybees in Asia". Apidologie. 47 (3): 301–324. doi: 10.1007/s13592-015-0407-5 .
  2. ↑ de Guzman, Lilia I.; Rinderer, Thomas E. (1999). "Identification and comparison of Varroa species infesting honey bees". Apidologie. 30 (2–3): 85–95. doi: 10.1051/apido:19990201 .
  3. ↑ Traynor, Kristen S.; Mondet, FannyI.; de Miranda, Joachim R.; Oddie, Melissa A. Y. (May 2020). "Varroa destructor: A Complex Parasite, Crippling Honey Bees Worldwide". Trends in Parasitology. 36 (7): 592–606. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2020.04.004 .
  4. ↑ Dietemann, Vincent; Nazzi, Francesco; Martin, Stephen J.; Anderson, Denis L. (May 2013). "Standard methods for varroa research". Journal of Apicultural Research. 52 (1): 1–54. doi: 10.3896/IBRA.1.52.1.09 .
  5. ↑ Hua, Tsen; Chantawannakul, Panuwan; Tsai, Cheng-Lung; Yeh, Wen-Bin (2023). "Genetic Profile of the Parasitic Varroan Mite Varroa destructor (Arachnida: Mesostigmata:Varroidae) in Taiwan: a New Taiwanese Haplotype Intermediate Between the Highly Virulent Russian and Less Virulent Japanese Types Identified in the Honey Bee Host Apis cerana". Zoological Studies. 62 (11): 1–12. doi: 10.6620/ZS.2023.62-11 .
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