Re: Tracheal Mites in Honey Bee Colonies
The tracheal (Acarine) mite Acarapis woodi (Rennie, 1921) infects Honey Bees and can be instrumental in wiping out colonies of bees which can have a dramatic impact on the industry.
Sadly, this species is NOT in the current NBN/Recorder dictionaries. Could I request that it is added asap so that these pests can be recorded ??
Many thanks.
Steve
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Subclass: Acari
Superorder: Acariformes
Order: Prostigmata
Suborder: Eleutherengona
(unranked): Heterostigmata
Superfamily: Tarsonemoidea
Family: Tarsonemidae
Genus: Acarapis
Species: Acarapis woodi (Rennie, 1921)
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