| genetic characterization of the mite varroa destructor (acari: varroidae) collected from honey bees apis mellifera (hymenoptera, apidae) in the state of santa catarina, brazil. | the mite varroa destructor is an ectoparasite that is considered a major pest for beekeeping with european honey bees. however, africanized bee colonies are less threatened by this ectoparasite, because infestation levels remain low in these bees. the low reproductive ability of female mites of the japanese biotype (j), introduced to brazil early in the 1970s was initially considered the main factor for the lack of virulence of this parasite on africanized bees. in other regions of the world whe ... | 2009 | 19731219 |