Corpse removal increases when honey bee colonies experience high Varroa destructor infestation

High parasite load may increase honey bee mortality, which enhances stimuli for undertaker recruitment in colonies due to the presence of more corpses. However, it is unknown whether colonies exposed to the parasitic mite Varroa destructor (V+ colonies) remove corpses faster compared to colonies wit...

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Published in:	Insectes sociaux Vol. 67; no. 4; pp. 507 - 513
Main Authors:	van Langevelde, F., Kiggen, F., van Dooremalen, C., Cornelissen, B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cham Springer International Publishing 01.11.2020
Subjects:	Biomedical and Life Sciences cadaver Entomology honey bees labor Life Sciences mortality parasite load parasites parasitic mites Research Article Varroa destructor Task performance Social resilience Parasites Undertaking Division of labour Stress
ISSN:	0020-1812, 1420-9098
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