The rich variety of native honeybee subspecies and ecotypes in Europe offers a good
genetic resource for selection towards Varroa resistance. There are some examples of mite …

Simple Summary The parasitic mite Varroa destructor is a major challenge to honey bee
populations worldwide. Some honey bee populations are resistant to the mite, but most of …

We document the ability of a population of honey bee colonies to survive in France without
Varroa suppression measures. We compared the mortality of collected Varroa surviving bee …

In this study, mitochondrial sequences were used to investigate the relationships among the
major lineages of Arthropoda. The data matrix used for the analyses includes 84 taxa and …

We sequenced the entire mitochondrial genome of the jum** spider Habronattus
oregonensis of the arachnid order Araneae (Arthropoda: Chelicerata). A number of unusual …

Background Animal mitochondrial genomes are potential models for molecular evolution
and markers for phylogenetic and population studies. Previous research has shown …

Varroa destructor, now a major pest of the Western honeybee, Apis mellifera, switched from
its original host, the Eastern honeybee, A. cerana, ca. 50 years ago. So far, only two out of …

Multispecies host-parasite evolution is common, but how parasites evolve after speciating
remains poorly understood. Shared evolutionary history and physiology may propel species …

Mites in the genus Tropilaelaps are parasites of social honeybees. Two species,
Tropilaelaps clareae and T. koenigerum, have been recorded and their primary hosts are …

Spiders, scorpions, mites and ticks (chelicerates) form one of the most diverse groups of
arthropods on land, but their origin and times of diversification are not yet established. We …