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Honey Bee Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) <!--꿀벌응애-->
Subject: Honey Bee Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor)
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Honey Bee Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor)


honey bee varroa mite
Arachnida > Acari > Varroidae
Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman, 2000
Host: honey bee Apis mellifera Linnaeus
Photographer: Stephen Ausmus, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Descriptor: Research
Description: Artificial insemination of a queen. Semen is about to be injected into the oviducts of a queen bee. Thereafter the sperm cells migrate to the sperm storage pouch of the queen. A queen gradually releases sperm from this pouch to fertilize the eggs she lays during her lifetime.
Image Citation:
Stephen Ausmus, USDA Agricultural Research Service, http://www.forestryimages.org
Image Use:
This image may be copied and used, in whole or in part, for any non-profit, educational purpose provided that all reproductions bear an appropriate credit. Any commercial or other use of the image requires the written permission of the photographer or contact organization, and Forestry Images.

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