Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman, 2000
(Varroa Mite, Varroasis (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism)

Interactions where Varroa destructor is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
ectoparasitises larva Foreign Apis cerana (Asian Honey Bee) Hymenoptera: Apidae The Hymenopterist’s Handbook, Betts, C. (ed.), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organism Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Apis cerana/Apis cerana(Asian honey bee)larva
ectoparasitises adult Foreign Apis cerana (Asian Honey Bee) Hymenoptera: Apidae The Hymenopterist’s Handbook, Betts, C. (ed.), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organism Animal / parasite / ectoparasiteForeign /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Apis cerana/Apis cerana(Asian honey bee)adult
sucks the blood of adult UK/Ireland Apis mellifera Honey Bee, Hive Bee, Drone-bee Hymenoptera: Apidae Diseases of the honey bee, Wikipedia
The Hymenopterist’s Handbook, Betts, C. (ed.), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organism Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Apis mellifera/Apis melliferahoney bee, hive bee, drone-beeadult
sucks the blood of larva UK/Ireland Apis mellifera Honey Bee, Hive Bee, Drone-bee Hymenoptera: Apidae Diseases of the honey bee, Wikipedia
The Hymenopterist’s Handbook, Betts, C. (ed.), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organism Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Apis mellifera/Apis melliferahoney bee, hive bee, drone-beelarva
sucks the blood of larva Apis mellifera Honey Bee, Hive Bee, Drone-bee Hymenoptera: Apidae Diseases of the honey bee, Wikipedia
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organism Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Apis mellifera/Apis melliferahoney bee, hive bee, drone-beelarva
sucks the blood of adult Apis mellifera Honey Bee, Hive Bee, Drone-bee Hymenoptera: Apidae Diseases of the honey bee, Wikipedia
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organism Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Apis mellifera/Apis melliferahoney bee, hive bee, drone-beeadult
sucks the blood of pupa Apis mellifera Honey Bee, Hive Bee, Drone-bee Hymenoptera: Apidae Diseases of the honey bee, Wikipedia
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organism Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood sucker /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Apis mellifera/Apis melliferahoney bee, hive bee, drone-beepupa
sucks the blood of pupa UK/Ireland Apis mellifera Honey Bee, Hive Bee, Drone-bee Hymenoptera: Apidae Diseases of the honey bee, Wikipedia
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organism Animal / parasite / ectoparasite / blood suckerUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Apidae/Apis mellifera/Apis melliferahoney bee, hive bee, drone-beepupa

Interactions where Varroa destructor is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
spreads Major Deformed Wing virus Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) Diseases of the honey bee, Wikipedia
 /Deformed Wing virus/Deformed Wing virusDeformed Wing virus (DWV) Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organismMajor is spread by
spreads Deformed Wing virus Deformed Wing Virus (DWV) Diseases of the honey bee, Wikipedia
 /Deformed Wing virus/Deformed Wing virusDeformed Wing virus (DWV) Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organism is spread by
spreads Kakugo virus Kakugo Virus Diseases of the honey bee, Wikipedia
 /Kakugo virus/Kakugo virusKakugo virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organism is spread by
spreads Kakugo virus Kakugo Virus Diseases of the honey bee, Wikipedia
 /Kakugo virus/Kakugo virusKakugo virus Animal / vector /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Mesostigmata/Varroidae/Varroa destructor/Varroa destructorvarroa mite, varroasis (of honey bees) - causative organism is spread by

Author & YearTitleSource
WikipediaDiseases of the honey beeen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diseases_of_the_honey_bee
Betts, C. (ed.), 1986The Hymenopterist’s HandbookVol 7., Second edition, 208pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society

Varroa destructor (Varroa Mite, Varroasis (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVarroa destructor (Varroa Mite, Varroasis (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism)
FamilyVARROIDAE (a family of mites)
OrderMESOSTIGMATA (mesostigmate or gamasid mites)
SuperorderPARASITIFORMES (parasitiform mites)
SubclassACARI (mites)
ClassARACHNIDA (mites, spiders, false scorpions, harvestmen etc.)
SubphylumCHELICERATA (a subphylum of arthropods)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Varroa destructor (Varroa Mite, Varroasis (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Varroa destructor (Varroa Mite, Varroasis (Of Honey Bees) - causative organism):

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