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Colony Collapse Disorder has become a global problem for beekeepers and forthe crops which depend on bee polination. Multiple factors are known toincrease the risk of colony colapse, and the ectoparasitic mite Varroadestructor that parasitizes honey bees is among the main threats to colonyhealth. Although this mite is unlikely to, by itself, cause the collapse ofhives, it plays an important role as it is a vector for many viral diseases.Such diseases are among the likely causes for Colony Collapse Disorder.  The effects of V. destructor infestation are disparate in different parts ofthe world. Greater morbidity - in the form of colony losses - has been reportedin colonies of European honey bees (EHB) in Europe, Asia and North America.However, this mite has been present in Brasil for many years and yet there areno reports of Africanized honey bee (AHB) colonies losses.  Studies carried out in Mexico showed that some resistance behaviors to themite - especially grooming and hygienic behavior - appear to be different ineach subspecies. Could those difference in behaviors explain why the AHB areless susceptible to Colony Collapse Disorder?  In order to answer this question, we propose a mathematical model of thecoexistence dynamics of these two species, the bee and the mite, to analyze therole of resistance behaviors in the overall health of the colony, and, as aconsequence, its ability to face epidemiological challenges.

Behavioral modulation of the coexistence between Apis melifera and Varroa destructor: A defense against colony colapse disorder?