Life-history stage determines the diet of ectoparasitic mites on their honey bee hosts
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in Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
18 Months Post-Publication
Class of 2026
“Life-history stage determines the diet of ectoparasitic mites on their honey bee hosts”
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Topics
Varroa destructor · Tropilaelaps mercedesae · ectoparasitic mites · honey bee hosts · life-history stage specialization · dispersal stage · reproductive stage · fat body feeding · hemolymph feeding · adult bee hosts · honey bee pupae · biostaining · proteomic comparison · wound analysis · Metabolomic profiling · amino acid metabolism · protein synthesis · lipid metabolism · within-host dietary specialization · Parasite-host interactions
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Pepkio Research Index (PRI). Topics and Trends in Most Cited Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior Papers, Class of 2026. https://pri.pepkio.com/top-papers/insect-and-arachnid-ecology-and-behavior/2026. Accessed 2026-07-20. Zheng Su, Tinsley Li, Thematic Shifts in Early-High-Impact Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics Research: A Bibliometric and Semantic Analysis. bioRxiv 2026.07.04.736459; doi: https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.04.736459