[HTML][HTML] A review of the molecular mechanisms of acaricide resistance in mites and ticks

S De Rouck, E İnak, W Dermauw… - Insect Biochemistry and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The Arachnida subclass of Acari comprises many harmful pests that threaten
agriculture as well as animal health, including herbivorous spider mites, the bee parasite …

Integrated Pest Management Control of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae), the Most Damaging Pest of (Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)) Colonies

CJ Jack, JD Ellis - Journal of Insect Science, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Varroa destructor is among the greatest biological threats to western honey bee (Apis
mellifera L.) health worldwide. Beekeepers routinely use chemical treatments to control this …

Drivers of colony losses

N Steinhauer, K Kulhanek, K Antúnez, H Human… - Current opinion in insect …, 2018 - Elsevier
Over the past decade, in some regions of the world, honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies
have experienced rates of colony loss that are difficult for beekeepers to sustain. The …

[HTML][HTML] Detection of amitraz resistance and reduced treatment efficacy in the Varroa Mite, Varroa destructor, within commercial beekeeping operations

FD Rinkevich - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
The parasitic mite Varroa destructor and the associated viruses it transmits are responsible
for most instances of honey bee colony losses in the United States. As such, beekeepers …

[HTML][HTML] An octopamine receptor confers selective toxicity of amitraz on honeybees and Varroa mites

L Guo, X Fan, X Qiao, C Montell, J Huang - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
The Varroa destructor mite is a devastating parasite of Apis mellifera honeybees. They can
cause colonies to collapse by spreading viruses and feeding on the fat reserves of adults …

Reduced proinsecticide activation by cytochrome P450 confers coumaphos resistance in the major bee parasite Varroa destructor

S Vlogiannitis, K Mavridis… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Varroa destructor is one of the main problems in modern beekeeping. Highly selective
acaricides with low toxicity to bees are used internationally to control this mite. One of the …

Identification of point mutations related to pyrethroid resistance in voltage-gated sodium channel genes in Aphis glycines.

D Pires Paula, RE Lozano, JP Menger… - Entomologia …, 2021 - search.ebscohost.com
Knockdown resistance (kdr) and super-kdr (skdr) point mutations have been identified in the
voltage-gated sodium channel (vgsc) para genes in several aphid species with resistance to …

Use of Chemical and Nonchemical Methods for the Control of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) and Associated Winter Colony Losses in US Beekeeping …

AI Haber, NA Steinhauer… - Journal of Economic …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
The parasitic mite Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) is a major cause of overwintering
honey bee (Apis mellifera) colony losses in the United States, suggesting that beekeepers …

[HTML][HTML] Trans-driven variation in expression is common among detoxification genes in the extreme generalist herbivore Tetranychus urticae

AH Kurlovs, B De Beer, M Ji, M Vandenhole… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
The extreme adaptation potential of the generalist herbivore Tetranychus urticae (the two-
spotted spider mite) to pesticides as well as diverse host plants has been associated with …

Occurrence of pesticide residues in Spanish beeswax

P Calatayud-Vernich, F Calatayud, E Simó… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Beeswax from Spain was collected during 2016 to determine pesticide residues incidence.
The 35 samples were divided in foundation, old combs, cappings or virgin beeswax to …