Range expansion of the tracheal mite Acarapis woodi (Acari: Tarsonemidae) among Japanese honey bee, Apis cerana japonica, in Japan

• Published in: Experimental & applied acarology Vol. 80; no. 4; pp. 477 - 490
• Main Authors: Maeda, Taro, Sakamoto, Yoshiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.04.2020; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acarapis woodi; acarology; Animal behavior; Animal Ecology; Animal Genetics and Genomics; Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography; Apiculture; Apis cerana; Apis cerana japonica; Apis mellifera; beekeepers; Beekeeping; Bees; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Colonies; Entomology; Honey; honey bee colonies; honey bees; Infestation; Islands; Japan; Life Sciences; mite infestations; Mites; parasitic mites; Range extension; Tarsonemidae; Japan; K-wing; Crawling bees; Japanese honey bee; Distribution; Apis mellifera; Apis cerana japonica

Acarapis woodi , a parasitic mite of honey bees, was first detected in Japan in 2010. Infestation was mostly observed in the Japanese honey bee ( Apis cerana japonica ) and was rare in the European honey bee ( Apis mellifera ). By 2014, the mites had spread throughout central and eastern Japan. In t...