Reduced body size of Varroa destructor associated with varroa-resistant honey bee colonies across Europe
Adela Krajdlova, Václav Krištůfek, Alena Krejčí
The study finds that Varroa destructor mites from varroa-resistant honey bee colonies are consistently smaller than those from non-resistant colonies across Europe.
bioRxiv · Mar 13, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology