1. Tropilaelaps mite: an emerging threat to European honey bee
- Author
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Dennis vanEngelsdorp, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Patcharin Phokasem, Samuel Ramsey, and Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong
- Subjects
0106 biological sciences ,0301 basic medicine ,Beekeeping ,Varroidae ,Zoology ,Introduced species ,01 natural sciences ,03 medical and health sciences ,Mite ,Animals ,Destructor ,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics ,Mites ,biology ,Tropilaelaps ,Honey bee ,Bees ,biology.organism_classification ,010602 entomology ,030104 developmental biology ,Insect Science ,Varroa destructor ,Larva ,PEST analysis ,Introduced Species - Abstract
The risk of transmission of honey bee parasites has increased substantially as a result of trade globalization and technical developments in transportation efficacy. Great concern over honey bee decline has accelerated research on newly emerging bee pests and parasites. These organisms are likely to emerge from Asia as it is the only region where all 10 honey bee species co-occur. Varroa destructor, an ectoparasitic mite, is a classic example of a pest that has shifted from A. cerana, a cavity nesting Asian honey bee to A. mellifera, the European honey bee. In this review, we will describe the potential risks to global apiculture of the global expansion of Tropilaelaps mercedesae, originally a parasite of the open-air nesting Asian giant honey bee, compared to the impact of V. destructor.
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- 2017