Varroa-on-Bee (IMAGE)

University of Maryland

Varroa-on-Bee

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In this electron micrograph, a parasitic mite, Varroa destructor, is wedged between the abdominal plates of a honey bee's exoskeleton.

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UMD/USDA/PNAS

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