The mite, Varroa jacobsoni is a hemophagous ectoparasite of honeybees (Apis spec.). Host hemolymph proteins are resorbed by Varroa without digestive degradation. By immunocytochemical methods, these foreign proteins can be localized in growing Varroa oocytes; they are assimilated into the eggs.
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