Deformed wing virus
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Deformed wing virus causes crumpled wings when bees are infected with the virus during development -- bee at center left. The virus is highly transmitted when the parasitic mite Varroa destructor feeds on pupae and adult honey bees. A Varroa mite can be seen on the back of the bee in the center left.Â
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