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ISSN 1362-1971 An international journal of the Systematic and Applied Acarology Society, published since 1996 [Aims] [Editors] [Content] [Subscriptions] [Contact details] [Society Homepage] |
Systematic & Applied Acarology (2003) 8, 97-100Morphological identification of the Varroa species (Acari: Varroidae) colonizing Tunisian apiaries
HAÏFA BOUDAGGA1*, NAIMA BARBOUCHE1, ASMA LAÂRIF3, MED HABIB BEN HAMOUDA2
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Laboratory of Apiculture, 2 Laboratory of Insect physiology and physiopathology, Institut National Agronomique deTunis, Tunisia, 3 Institut National de Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie (INRAT), Tunisia* E-mail: haifa_boudegga@lycos.com
Abstract
The mite that attacks Tunisian honeybees (Apis mellifera intermissa L.), previously known as Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans 1904 (Acari: Varroidae), is identified as Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman 2000, by a morphological study of many females collected throughout the country. This is the species present in Europe, Middle East, South Africa, Asia, North and South America and in New Zealand.
Key words: mite, Varroa jacobsoni, Varroa destructor, honeybee, morphology, Tunisia
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