Heritability in Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Characteristics Associated with Resistance to Varroa jacobsoni(Mesostigmata: Varroidae)

R. Harbo, John; W. Harris, Jeffrey

doi:10.1093/jee/92.2.261

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Heritability in Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Characteristics Associated with Resistance to Varroa jacobsoni(Mesostigmata: Varroidae)

Published in Journal of Economic Entomology • Apr 1, 1999

Authors:

John R. Harbo

Jeffrey W. Harris

Abstract

This study uses sibling analysis to measure the heritability in honey bees, Apis mellifera L., of characteristics that have been associated with resistance to the mite, Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans. Twenty-eight uniform colonies of bees were established on 13 May in Baton Rouge, LA, each with 1 kg of m...

Subject

Biology

Varroa jacobsoni

Varroa

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