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'''''Tropilaelaps spp.''''' (Mesostigmata; Laelapidae) - ''T. clareae'' belongs to the '''tracheal mites''' and naturally infests ''A. dorsata'' colonies. | '''''Tropilaelaps spp.''''' (Mesostigmata; Laelapidae) - ''T. clareae'' belongs to the '''tracheal mites''' and naturally infests ''A. dorsata'' colonies. | ||
| − | ''T. clareae'' is not able to life longer than a few days on adult honey bees, but they are able to infest up to 90% of the brood. <ref name="Crane 1990">Crane, E. (1990). Bees and beekeeping: science, practice, and world resources. Ithaca, N.Y.: Comstock Pub. Associates.</ref> The infestation of ''T. clareae'' on '''[[Honey bee species and subspecies|''A. mellifera'']]''' colonies leads to severe damage, that are similar to those of '''''[[Varroa]] destructor'''''. <ref name="Oldroyd">Oldroyd, B. P., & Nanork, P. (2009). Conservation of Asian honey bees. Apidologie, 40(3), 296–312.</ref> Besides T. clarae, other tropilaelaps species, namely ''T. mercedesae'' and ''T. koenigerum' are native to Asia. <ref>Denis, L., Anderson, D. L., Morgan, M. J. (2007). Genetic and morphological variation of bee-parasitic ''Tropilaelaps'' mites (Acari: Laelapidae): new and re-defined species. Exp Appl Acarol, 43, 1-24.</ref> | + | ''T. clareae'' is not able to life longer than a few days on adult honey bees, but they are able to infest up to 90% of the brood. <ref name="Crane 1990">Crane, E. (1990). Bees and beekeeping: science, practice, and world resources. Ithaca, N.Y.: Comstock Pub. Associates.</ref> The infestation of ''T. clareae'' on '''[[Honey bee species and subspecies|''A. mellifera'']]''' colonies leads to severe damage, that are similar to those of '''''[[Varroa]] destructor'''''. <ref name="Oldroyd">Oldroyd, B. P., & Nanork, P. (2009). Conservation of Asian honey bees. Apidologie, 40(3), 296–312.</ref> Besides ''T. clarae'', other tropilaelaps species, namely ''T. mercedesae'' and ''T. koenigerum' are native to Asia. <ref>Denis, L., Anderson, D. L., Morgan, M. J. (2007). Genetic and morphological variation of bee-parasitic ''Tropilaelaps'' mites (Acari: Laelapidae): new and re-defined species. Exp Appl Acarol, 43, 1-24.</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:02, 10 December 2018
Tropilaelaps spp. (Mesostigmata; Laelapidae) - T. clareae belongs to the tracheal mites and naturally infests A. dorsata colonies. T. clareae is not able to life longer than a few days on adult honey bees, but they are able to infest up to 90% of the brood. [1] The infestation of T. clareae on A. mellifera colonies leads to severe damage, that are similar to those of Varroa destructor. [2] Besides T. clarae, other tropilaelaps species, namely T. mercedesae and T. koenigerum' are native to Asia. [3]
Ethiopia: There is no information about a possible presence of Tropilaelaps spp. in Ethiopia.
Indonesia: Tropilaelaps spp. is present in Indonesia, but there is no data about dangerousness, nor treatment, indicating that Tropilaelaps represents a negligible risk in Indonesia. [2] [4]
References
- ↑ Crane, E. (1990). Bees and beekeeping: science, practice, and world resources. Ithaca, N.Y.: Comstock Pub. Associates.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Oldroyd, B. P., & Nanork, P. (2009). Conservation of Asian honey bees. Apidologie, 40(3), 296–312.
- ↑ Denis, L., Anderson, D. L., Morgan, M. J. (2007). Genetic and morphological variation of bee-parasitic Tropilaelaps mites (Acari: Laelapidae): new and re-defined species. Exp Appl Acarol, 43, 1-24.
- ↑ Ellis, J. D., & Munn, P. A. (2005). The worldwide health status of honey bees. Bee World, 86(4), 88–101.
