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Honey Bee Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) <!--꿀벌응애-->
Subject: Honey Bee Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor)
Poster: Phoby (phoby@notmyphoto.com)
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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: Feature(s)
Description: Scientists in the ARS Beneficial Insects Research Unit at Weslaco, Texas, have found that a strain of the fungus, Metarhizium anisopliae, is deadly to Varroa mites, such as this one on an adult worker bee's thorax.
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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david wootton
Image no. UGA1355032 Varroa Mite on honey bee

I am trying to contact photographer of this image to gain permission to publish.

please contact me - david Wootton

dw@dw-photography.co.uk

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