Varroa destructor feeds primarily on honey bee fat body tissue and not hemolymph [Physiology]

The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is the greatest single driver of the global honey bee health decline. Better understanding of the association of this parasite and its host is critical to developing sustainable management practices. Our work shows that this parasite is not consuming hemolymph, as has been the accepted...

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