The biology of the two external Acarapis mites of honey bees,
Acarapis dorsalis Morgenthaler and Acarapis externus Morgenthaler
was studied. It was observed that both Acarapis species have similar
developmental period (8-9 days) with males emerging earlier than
females.
Mite load and infestation rate of A. dorsalis decreased as bees...
The Roza flow of the Columbia River Basalt group in
Washington State U.S.A. extruded at about 15 Ma during
intermediate geomagnetic polarity. The Roza is underlain
by normal polarity flows and overlain by reversed units.
The Roza is an extensive flow, up to 60 in thick. As the
remanence-blocking isotherms...