Genetic profile of Varroa destructor infesting Apis mellifera iberiensis colonies

Muñoz Gabaldón, Irene; Garrido Bailón, Encarna; Martín Hernández, Raquel; Meana Mañes, María Aranzazu; Higes, Mariano; De la Rúa, Pilar

Genetic profile of Varroa destructor infesting Apis mellifera iberiensis colonies

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https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00218839.2008.11101480

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2008

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Muñoz Gabaldón, Irene

Garrido Bailón, Encarna

Martín Hernández, Raquel

Meana Mañes, María Aranzazu

Higes, Mariano

De la Rúa, Pilar

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Taylor and Francis

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/97808

Abstract

The genetic profile of the Varroa destructor mite infesting Apis mellifera iberiensis colonies located in the Iberian Peninsula and also on Canarian and Balearic islands was determined through standard molecular assays (RFLP of the mitochondrial cox1 fragment). The V. destructor Korea haplotype was found in all of the 575 samples analyzed except in one, confirming the worldwide expansion of the more virulent haplotype. The mitochondrial haplotypes of the honey bees from an apiary where the Japan haplotype was detected were also determined, but no significant relationship was observed in the parasite-host haplotype distribution.