Analysis of 1980s and 1990s Varroa destructor samples from Uruguay provides insights into its spread and increasing virulence
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Varroa destructor mites are the main biotic threat to honey bees. Mites entered Uruguay in 1978, but remarkably, for the next 20 years, it was not a significant problem for honey bees. Sequencing partially the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase I gene and genoty... ...