Varroa_destructor_(Adult_Male)_(5048079279).jpg


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An adult male of Varroa destructor, a mite parasiting the domestic bee (honeybee - Apis mellifera). Dorsal view.

Scale : mite width = 0.8 mm, mite length = 0.9 mm

Technical settings :

- focus stack of 28 images
- microscope objective (Nikon achromatic 10x 160/0.25) on 100 mm extension tubes + adapter
With thanks to Christoph Bosch and Bettina Ziegelmann for ID advice
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Varroa destructor (Adult Male)

Author Gilles San Martin from Namur, Belgium

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3 October 2010