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Varroa is a
genus of
parasitic mesostigmatan mites ****ociated with
honey bees,
placed in its own family, Varroidae. The
genus was
named for
Marcus Terentius...
- soil-dwelling
mesostigmatans are
important predators of nematodes,
springtails and
insect larvae,
while plant-dwelling
mesostigmatans control pests such...
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colloidal materials,
minerals and bacteria.
Springtails are
consumed by
mesostigmatan mites in
various families,
including Ascidae, Laelapidae, Parasitidae...
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arachnid fossils include some of the
oldest ticks, as well as the
oldest mesostigmatan and
opilioacarid mites.
Beetles (Coleoptera),
reflecting their modern...
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anthropogenic structures (e.g. houses, offices, farms, granaries).
Unlike most
mesostigmatans, they
typically feed on non-animal
foods such as fungi. Some species...
