Difference between revisions of "A. woodi"
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| − | '''''Acarapis woodi''''' (Acari; Tarsonemidae) belongs to the '''tracheal mites''' and is known to infest young adult honey bees and nourish on their blood. It has been shown, that the presence of ''A. woodi'' negatively affects the life span and the time of overwintering in bees. Crane (1990) claimed that the infestation rate of ''A. woodi'' is correlated with the quality of the beekeeping and the richness of melliferous plants in the environment. <ref>Crane, E. (1990). Bees and beekeeping: science, practice, and world resources. Heinemann Newnes.</ref> | + | '''''Acarapis woodi''''' (Acari; Tarsonemidae) belongs to the '''tracheal mites''' and is known to infest '''young adult honey bees''' and nourish on their blood. It has been shown, that the presence of ''A. woodi'' negatively affects the life span and the time of overwintering in bees. Crane (1990) claimed that the infestation rate of ''A. woodi'' is correlated with the quality of the beekeeping and the richness of melliferous plants in the environment. <ref>Crane, E. (1990). Bees and beekeeping: science, practice, and world resources. Heinemann Newnes.</ref> |
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| − | '''Ethiopia:''' There is information | + | '''Ethiopia:''' There is information on the presence of ''A. woodi'', but none on the dangerousness of the parasite on African (i.e. Ethiopian) honey bee colonies. <ref>Pirk, C. W. W., Strauss, U., Yusuf, A. A., Démares, F., & Human, H. (2015). Honeybee health in Africa—a review. Apidologie, 47(3), 276–300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-015-0406-6</ref> |
Revision as of 12:34, 12 June 2018
Acarapis woodi (Acari; Tarsonemidae) belongs to the tracheal mites and is known to infest young adult honey bees and nourish on their blood. It has been shown, that the presence of A. woodi negatively affects the life span and the time of overwintering in bees. Crane (1990) claimed that the infestation rate of A. woodi is correlated with the quality of the beekeeping and the richness of melliferous plants in the environment. [1]
Ethiopia: There is information on the presence of A. woodi, but none on the dangerousness of the parasite on African (i.e. Ethiopian) honey bee colonies. [2]
Indonesia: According to Ellis and Munn (2005) A. woodi is expected to be absent in Indonesia, due to limited investigation made with negative results. [3]
References
- ↑ Crane, E. (1990). Bees and beekeeping: science, practice, and world resources. Heinemann Newnes.
- ↑ Pirk, C. W. W., Strauss, U., Yusuf, A. A., Démares, F., & Human, H. (2015). Honeybee health in Africa—a review. Apidologie, 47(3), 276–300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-015-0406-6
- ↑ Ellis, J. D., & Munn, P. A. (2005). The worldwide health status of honey bees. Bee World, 86(4), 88–101. https://doi.org/10.1080/0005772X.2005.11417323
