Tropilaelaps: parasitic mites of honey bees
Type
Publication
Authors
Category
Leaflet, Central Government
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Publication Year
2005
Publisher
DEFRA, United Kingdom
Pages
14
Description
This leaflet describes the Asian bee mites Tropilaelaps app., (T. clareae and T. koenigerum) that are potential new threats to UK beekeeping. The mites are native to Asia and have spread from their original host the giant honey bee, Apis Cordata, to the European honey bee, A. mellifera.
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