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Tracheal mite parasitism of honey bees

Creator:

Royce, Lynn A.

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The tracheal mite, Acarapis woodi (Rennie), parasitizes the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., an insect used extensively by humans for pollination of domestic crops and for bee products, primarily honey. This parasite was first discovered in 1921 on the Isle of Wight, a small island situated in the English Channel...

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Dissertation

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grateful to Lilia Ibay and Berti Stringer for help with bees, the manuscript and for many hours of
Biology of the two external Acarapis species of honey bees : Acarapis dorsalis Morgenthaler and Acarapis externus Morgenthaler (Acari: Tarsonemidae)

Creator:

Ibay, Lilia Armendez

Abstract:

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...

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Masters Thesis

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ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF LILIA ARMENDEZ IBAY for the degree MASTER OF SCIENCE in ENTOMOLOGY presented on