Claim · #6492477
Varroa spp. · parasitism · Apis mellifera
parasitism · effect: harmful
parasiteOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“dramatic decrease in feral honey bee populations...due to introduction...of mites such as Varroa”
- Authors
- Michener C.D.
- Year
- 2007
- Publication
- The Johns Hopkins University Press
- Page
- 4
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Varroa destructor/jacobsoni ectoparasitism on Apis mellifera causing feral colony collapse in Europe and Americas is well-documented; source quote directly supports mechanism and effect_direction.”
- entomologist · plausible
“Varroa destructor/jacobsoni are well-documented ectoparasitic mites of Apis mellifera causing colony collapse; feral population declines post-introduction are widely reported.”
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