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First report on Tropilaelaps mercedesae presence in Türkiye and insight into potential westward invasion corridors

(2026)

bioRxiv .

Aslı Özkırım

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, Cecilia Costa

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Rapid Brood Decapping for Tropilaelaps mercedesae Detection

(2025)

Bee World .

Aleksandar Uzunov

,Irakli Janashia

,Chao Chen

,Cecilia Costa

,Marin Kovačić

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A scientific note on ‘Rapid brood decapping’—a method for assessment of honey bee (Apis mellifera) brood infestation with Tropilaelaps mercedesae

(2025)

Apidologie .

Aleksandar Uzunov

,Irakli Janashia

,Chao Chen

,Cecilia Costa

,Marin Kovačić

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First Report on Tropilaelaps mercedesae Presence in Georgia: The Mite is Heading Westward!

(2024)

Journal of Apicultural Science .

Irakli Janashia

,Aleksandar Uzunov

,Chao Chen

,Cecilia Costa

,Giovanni Cilia

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A scientific note on “Rapid brood decapping” – a method for assessment of honey bee (Apis mellifera) brood infestation with Tropilaelaps mercedesae

(2024)

bioRxiv .

Aleksandar Uzunov

,Irakli Janashia

,Chao Chen

,Cecilia Costa

,Marin Kovačić

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