Varroa destructor (Anderson and Trueman, 2000) ; the change in classification within the genus Varroa (Oudemans, 1904)
Topolska, G.
Wiadomosci Parazytologiczne 47(1): 151-155
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0043-5163 PMID: 16888966 Document Number: 540408
Varroa jacobsoni was noted for the first time in 1904, in the nest ofApis cerana. In Apis mellifera nests the first Varroa mites were probably found in Korea (1950), next in Japan (1958). In the following years they have spread all over the world. All the time they were regarded as V. jacobsoni. Recently Anderson and Trueman have proved that Varroa jacobsoni is more than one species. They gave the new name Varroa destructor n. sp. to the group of six haplotypes. Mites, which became pests ofA. mellifera worldwide, belong to V. destructor.