Varroa destructor in Africanized honey bees in Brazil: genetic and reproductive profile
The mite Varroa destructor is one of the most studied parasites in apiculture, and its genotype variation is a key factor for the severity of infestation in bee colonies.Here we report the genetic and reproductive profile of mites from 14 Brazilian states with different geographic and climatic conditions.We performed PCR to amplify a fragment of th