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A country-wide survey of Varroa destructor, an ectoparasitic mite of honey bees, in Nigeria: determination of mitochondrial haplotype

Usman H. Dukkua Department of Biological Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Maéva A. Techerb Okinawa Institute of Sciences and Technology, Ecology and Evolution, Kunigami-gun, Okinawa, JapanView further author information
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Akua A. Yeboaha Department of Biological Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, NigeriaView further author information
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Sandra N. Vincenta Department of Biological Sciences, Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, NigeriaView further author information
Pages 334-336 | Received 13 Jan 2023, Accepted 28 Jun 2023, Published online: 03 Aug 2023

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