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VARROA JACOBSONI [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Microbiology and Parasitology
  • Animal Hygiene and Sanitation (Agric.)
DEF

A parasite which lives on the outside of the body of its host.

CONT

An alternative ... purpose of the IgE [immunoglobulin E] system might be to defend against ectoparasites such as ticks, chiggers, scabies, lice, fleas or bedbugs. A minor problem for most people in modern societies, ectoparasites have, throughout most of human evolution, been a constant nuisance, as well as the vectors for many diseases.

Key term(s)
  • ectoparasites

French

Domaine(s)
  • Microbiologie et parasitologie
  • Hygiène des animaux (Agric.)
DEF

Parasite qui vit à la surface du corps de son hôte.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Microbiología y parasitología
  • Sanidad animal (Agricultura)
DEF

Parásito que vive en la superficie externa de su huésped y se alimenta de éste.

CONT

Varroa jacobsoni : es un ectoparásito(parásito que vive en la superficie de otro organismo) se alimenta de los adultos y de las larvas de las abejas.

Key term(s)
  • ectoparásitos
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Record 2 2012-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
  • Beekeeping
Universal entry(ies)
Varroa destructor
Latin
Varroa jacobsoni
Latin
OBS

An arachnid of the family Varroidae.

OBS

Varroa destructor is an external parasitic mite that attacks honey bees Apis cerana and Apis mellifera. The disease caused by the mites is called varroatosis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
  • Élevage des abeilles
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Varroa destructor
Latin
Varroa jacobsoni
Latin
DEF

Acarien (classe des Arachnidés) de la famille des Varroidae, agent causal de la varroase dans les ruches.

OBS

Varroa destructor (auparavant nommé Varroa jacobsoni) existe depuis plusieurs années au Québec, au Canada (1990) et un peu partout à travers le monde.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
  • Cría de abejas
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Varroa destructor
Latin
Varroa jacobsoni
Latin
DEF

Ectoparásito (parásito externo) de la abeja melífera (Apis mellifera) [y Apis cerana], que afecta tanto a la cría como a los adultos, de los que se alimenta de su hemolinfa (o sangre de los insectos).

OBS

Produce la varroasis.

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