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Parasitic Mites of Honey Bees: Life History, Implications, and Impact

Sammataro, Diana, Gerson, Uri, Needham, Glen·2000·Annual Review of Entomology

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▪ Abstract The hive of the honey bee is a suitable habitat for diverse mites (Acari), including nonparasitic, omnivorous, and pollen-feeding species, and parasites. The biology and damage of the three main pest species Acarapis woodi, Varroa jacobsoni, and Tropilaelaps clareae is reviewed, along with detection and control methods. The hypothesis that Acarapis woodi is a recently evolved species is rejected. Mite-associated bee pathologies (mostly viral) also cause increasing losses to apiaries. Future studies on bee mites are beset by three main problems: (a) The recent discovery of several new honey bee species and new bee-parasitizing mite species (along with the probability that several species are masquerading under the name Varroa jacobsoni) may bring about new bee-mite associations and increase damage to beekeeping; (b) methods for studying bee pathologies caused by viruses are still largely lacking; (c) few bee- and consumer-friendly methods for controlling bee mites in large apiaries are available.

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Authors
Sammataro, D., Gerson, U., & Needham, G.
Venue
Annual Review of Entomology
Published
2000-01
Volume
45
Issue
1
Pages
519-548
ISSN
  • 0066-4170 (ISSN-L)
  • 1545-4487
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W2103191827
Cited by
421
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0.95
Type
journal article
Language
en
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