ArticleParasitology2019
Population genetics of ectoparasitic mites
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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- A systematic review of honey bee (Apis mellifera, Linnaeus, 1758) infections and available treatment options.Veterinary medicine and science · 2023Pooled it
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- Mitochondrial COI and cytb Characterisation of K-Lineage Varroa destructor Isolates From Kastamonu, Türkiye.Veterinary medicine and science · 2026Article
- Parasitic Mites of Honey Bees (Apis Spp.): A Detailed Review of Varroa destructor in Parasitism, Pathogen Transmission and its Management.Acta parasitologica · 2025Review
- Amitraz Resistance in FrenchInsects · 2024Article
- Genetic variability of the honey bee mite, Varroa destructor, from a humid continental climatic region of Canada, and temperate and tropical climatic regions of Mexico.Experimental & applied acarology · 2023Article
- Prospects, challenges and perspectives in harnessing natural selection to solve the 'varroa problem' of honey bees.Evolutionary applications · 2023Article
- Genomic signatures underlying the oogenesis of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor on its new host Apis mellifera.Journal of advanced research · 2023Article
- Genetic Profile of the Parasitic Varroan MiteZoological studies · 2023Article
- Varroa destructor resistance to tau-fluvalinate: relationship between in vitro phenotypic test and VGSC L925V mutation.Pest management science · 2022Article
- The first steps toward a global pandemic: Reconstructing the demographic history of parasite host switches in its native range.Molecular ecology · 2022Article
- Genetic analysis and screening of pyrethroid resistance mutations in Varroa destructor populations from Turkey.Experimental & applied acarology · 2021Article
- Haplotype Analysis ofFrontiers in insect science · 2021Article
- Population genetics and host specificity ofJournal of pest science · 2021Article
- Reproduction of ectoparasitic mites in a coevolved system:Ecology and evolution · 2020Article
- Inventory of Varroa destructor susceptibility to amitraz and tau-fluvalinate in France.Experimental & applied acarology · 2020Article
- Varroa destructor: how does it harm Apis mellifera honey bees and what can be done about it?Emerging topics in life sciences · 2020Review
- Genetic variation and heteroplasmy of Varroa destructor inferred from ND4 mtDNA sequences.Parasitology research · 2020Article
- Reproduction of DistinctInsects · 2019Article
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Abstract
Host shifts of parasites are often causing devastating effects in the new hosts. The Varroa genus is known for a lineage of Varroa destructor that shifted to the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera, with disastrous effects on wild populations and the beekeeping industry. Despite this, the biology of Varroa spp. remains poorly understood in its native distribution range, where it naturally parasitizes the Eastern honey bee, Apis cerana. Here, we combined mitochondrial and nuclear DNA analyses with the assessment of mite reproduction to determine the population structure and host specificity of V. destructor and Varroa jacobsonii in Thailand, where both hosts and several Varroa species and haplotypes are sympatric. Our data confirm previously described mite haplogroups, and show three novel haplotypes. Multiple infestations of single host colonies by both mite species and introgression of alleles between V. destructor and V. jacobsonii suggest that hybridization occurs between the two species. Our results indicate that host specificity and population genetic structure in the genus Varroa is more labile than previously thought. The ability of the host shifted V. destructor haplotype to spillback to A. cerana and to hybridize with V. jacobsonii could threaten honey bee populations of Asia and beyond.
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