The reproductive program of female Varroa destructor mites is triggered by its host, Apis mellifera

Ontogenesis of the mite Varroa jacobsoni Oud. in worker brood of the honeybee Apis mellifera L. under natural conditions

Stephen J. Martin · Experimental and Applied Acarology · 1994 · 194 citations

Biology, Natural Sciences, Genetics +7

Behavioral attributes and parental care of Varroa mites parasitizing honeybee brood

Gérard Donzé, Patrick M. Guérin · Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology · 1994 · 166 citations

Biology, Insect Social Behavior, Honeybee Brood +11

Ontogenesis of the Mite<i>Varroa Jacobsoni</i>in Worker and Drone Honeybee Brood Cells

Michael D. Ifantidis · Journal of Apicultural Research · 1983 · 125 citations

Entomology, Social Insect, Reproductive Biology +18

Effect of mating frequency and brood cell infestation rate on the reproductive success of the honeybee parasite <i>Varroa jacobsoni</i>

Gérard Donzé, Miriam Herrmann, Boris Bachofen et al. · Ecological Entomology · 1996 · 85 citations

Fertility, Fitness, Entomology +16

REPRODUCTION OF VARROA JACOBSONI DURING SUCCESSIVE BROOD CYCLES OF THE HONEYBEE

Arie de Ruijter · Apidologie · 1987 · 75 citations · Full text

Biology, Breeding Behavior, The Honeybee +9