Preferred term
Varroa destructor
Type
Type of entity- Organism
Broader concept
Broader conceptScope note
Notes about the usage and scope of the concept.- Use for the widely distributed ectoparasitic mite of honey bee, Apis mellifera; For the ectoparasitic mite geographically restricted to Indonesia, host-specific for Apis cerana, and incapable of reproducing in Apis mellifera brood USE Varroa jacobsoni.
Field 001 in MARC Authority Format
- 39224
Has taxonomic rank
In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/66889