Suppressed mite reproduction explained by the behaviour of adult bees

By J. Harbo, Jeffrey W. Harris. 2005

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Occurrence of parasites and pathogens in honey bee colonies used in a European genotype-environment interactions experiment (2014, background): “…strategies to limit mite population growth have been reported (Fries et al., 2006; Le Conte et al., 2007; Seeley, 2007), and “varroa tolerant” honey bee strains have been reported from several locations (Koeniger et al., 1995; Kefuss et al., 2004; Harbo and Harris, 2005; Rinderer et al., 2010).”
Characteristics of honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera) in Sweden surviving Varroa destructor infestation (2011, background): “Breeding programmes, with efforts to produce mite-tolerant strains of European honey bee races, have had some success most notably with bees expressing the Varroa-sensitive hygiene trait (Harbo and Harris 2005; Ibrahim and Spivak 2006) and bees of the Russian-hybrid stock (Rinderer et al.”
Biology and control of Varroa destructor. (2010, background): “Furthermore, there are still conflicting reports on the heritability of the grooming behavior trait in European honey bee stocks (Boecking et al., 2000; Harbo and Harris, 1999; Harbo and Hoopingarner, 1997; Moretto et al., 1993).”