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Pavel Klimov, Bee Mite ID, USDA APHIS PPQ, Bugwood.org
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Image Number: 5549021

honey bee varroa mite (Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman, 2000) Anderson & Trueman, 2000

Photographer:
Pavel Klimov
Descriptor:
Adult(s)
Gender:
Female
Image view:
Ventral / Adaxial / Front
Description:
USA: California, Riverside Co., 5 mi S. Palm Desert, Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center, 23 Aug 2012, BMOC 13-0126-001, ex Chaetodipus spinatus, collected by M. MacManes.
Image type:
Micrograph
Image Source:
Bee Mite ID from ITP
Host:
spiny pocket mouse (Chaetodipus spinatus Merriam, 1889)
Project:
Bee Mite ID

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Collection:
Museum of Zoology, Michigan University (UMMZ)
Collection Number:
BMOC 13-0126-001
Taxon Name:
Varroa destructor
Type specimen:
No
Specimen Condition:
Slide Mounted
Identification Method:
Morphological Analysis - Visual
Image location:
, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology (UMMZ)

Subject

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Acari
Suborder: Mesostigmata
Superfamily: Dermanyssoidea
Family: Varroidae
Genus: Varroa
Subject: Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman, 2000

Host

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Subclass: Theria
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Chaetodipus
Subject: Chaetodipus spinatus Merriam, 1889
Node Affiliation:
USDA APHIS PPQ
Image uploaded:
Thursday, June 9, 2016
Image last updated:
Monday, January 23, 2017