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LT-SEM cross-section of mite on bee

LT-SEM cross-section of mite on bee

This longitudinal freeze-fracture image, taken via low-temperature scanning electron microscope, reveals a cross-section of a Varroa mite (red) in between the abdominal segments of a honey bee. (Photo credit: USDA-ARS, Electron and Confocal Microscopy Unit, Beltsville, Maryland)

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  1. Under what conditions can this photo be used for a book on queen breeding and to illustrate the paragraph on varroa?
    Jean RIONDET jean.riondet@gmail.com
    Autor : L’apiculture mois par mois Ulmer 2010 et 2018
    Le rucher durable Ulmer 2013
    Installer un premier rucher Ulmer 2015

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