Interactive effect of reduced pollen availability and Varroa destructor infestation limits growth and protein content of young honey bees

[Display omitted] ► Varroa destructor and reduced pollen availability affected Apis mellifera. ► Both factors reduced body weight and protein content of the abdomen in young bees. ► Retarded growth due to V. destructor could not be compensated for by ample pollen. ► A lack of protein build-up could...

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Published in:	Journal of insect physiology Vol. 59; no. 4; pp. 487 - 493
Main Authors:	van Dooremalen, C., Stam, E., Gerritsen, L., Cornelissen, B., van der Steen, J., van Langevelde, F., Blacquière, T.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2013
Subjects:	abdomen adults Animals apidae Apis mellifera apis-mellifera l Apoidea Bees Bees - growth & development Bees - parasitology Bees - physiology body weight colony losses ectoparasitic mite Female food availability Growth growth & development head honey bee colonies honey bees hymenoptera hypopharyngeal glands jacobsoni oud life-span metabolism parasitism parasitology physiology Pollen Protein content Proteins Proteins - metabolism Pupa Pupa - growth & development Pupa - parasitology Pupa - physiology pupae Varroa destructor Varroidae Varroidae - physiology weight worker honeybees Apis mellifera Varroa destructor Pollen Growth Protein content
ISSN:	0022-1910, 1879-1611, 1879-1611
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