New Acarine Setal Receptors of Varroa Destructor | ||||
Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology | ||||
Article 5, Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2009, Page 21-27 PDF (1.71 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original research articles | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2009.4962 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
M. Zakaria1; Sally Allam2 | ||||
1Apiculture Dept., Plant Protection Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt | ||||
2Dept. of Agric. Zoology and Nematology, Fac. Agric. Cairo Univ. | ||||
Abstract | ||||
The female mite nymphs of Varroa destructor Anderson and Truman were collected from sealed worker and drone brood cells and prepared for the scanning electron microscopic examination to identify type and structure of the setae receptors present on the leg I. Eighteen setae types were recorded and described. Thought they can perceive bee associated volatiles by means of receptors in wall-pore sensory hairs of the tarsal pit organ and legs. | ||||
Keywords | ||||
Varroa destructor; mite; nymph; Honey Bees; Sense setae receptors | ||||
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