Evaluation of Traits for the Selection of Apis Mellifera for Resistance against Varroa Destructor.

Infestation with is a serious cause of bee colony () losses on a global level. However, the presence of untreated survivor populations in many different regions supports the idea that selection for resistance can be successful. As colony survival is difficult or impossible to measure, differences in mite infestation levels and tests for specific behavioral traits are used for selective breeding for Varroa resistance.