Varroa destructor

Varroa destructor

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dermanyssoidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Subclassis: Acari Superordo: Parasitiformes Ordo: Mesostigmata Subordo: Dermanyssina Superfamilia: Dermanyssoidea

Familia: Varroidae
Genus: Varroa
Species: Varroa destructor

Name

• Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman, 2000

Primary references

• Anderson, D.; Trueman, J.W.H. 2000: Varroa jacobsoni (Acari: Varroidae) is more than one species. Experimental and applied acarology, 24(3): 165-189. abstract and pdf reference page 

Selected references

• Zhou, T.; Anderson, D.L.; Huang, Z.Y.; Huang, S.; Yao, J.; Ken, T.; Zhang, Q. 2004: Identification of Varroa mites (Acari: Varroidae) infesting Apis cerana and Apis mellifera in China. Apidologie, 35: 645-654. PDF

Vernacular names

English: Varroa