> Target-site resistance develops from the structural modification or point mutation of genes encoding target proteins that interact with acaricides. In Florida and Michigan, the L1595P and the M1823I amino acid changes were found in resistant varroa mite strains that are not found in any other arthropod — Vu, P. D. (2016). Toxicological Analysis of Acaricides for Varroa Mite Management (Doctoral dissertation, Virginia Tech).
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