Genetic lability of Varroa Destructor as a factor of the epizootic process in Apis Mellifera Carpatica populations
... parasite remains elusive. The aim of this work was a comprehensive analysis of the genetic structure of V. destructor populations infesting Carpathian bee colonies (A. m. carpatica) in the Republic of Tatarstan, within the framework of the parasite’s genetic lability and adaptive potential. Sequencing of the mitochondrial cox1 gene fragment and phylogenetic analysis using the Neighbor-Joining method with 103 reference sequences from GenBank were performed. The studied samples were found to belong to the Korean ...
