A scientific note on the distribution of Africanized honey bees and Varroa destructor in feral honey bee populations in California

Abstract

A scientific note on the distribution of Africanized honey bees and Varroa destructor in feral honey bee populations in California Walter M. BOYCE*, Esther S. RUBIN, Chantal S. O’BRIEN a Department of Veterinary Pathology, Microbiology, and Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, One Shields Avenue, University of California, Davis, California, 95616, USA b Center for Reproduction of Endangered Species, Zoological Society of San Diego, PO Box 120551, San Diego, CA 92112-0551, USA c Research Branch, Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2221 W. Greenway Road, Phoenix AZ, 85023, USA