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Parasitism
The mite Varroa destructor on a honeybee (Apis), taken by a low-temperature...
Erbe, Pooley/Agriculture Research Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture
Varroa mite
An extreme close-up of a female varroa mite (Varroa destructor).
© Gilles San Martin
Honeybee host
A varroa mite (Varroa destructor) attached to the thorax of an adult western...
© Sebastian Gollnow—picture alliance/Getty Images
Brood parasite
A young adult varroa mite (Varroa destructor) parasitizing a pupal honeybee...
© Vera Kuttelvaserova/stock.adobe.com
Beekeeping
A beekeeper holding a hive frame.
© Mike Rogal/Shutterstock.com