Tracheal mites, Acarapis woodi, greatly increase overwinter mortality in colonies of the Japanese honeybee, Apis cerana japonica

• Published in: Apidologie Vol. 47; no. 6; pp. 762 - 770
• Main Authors: Maeda, Taro, Sakamoto, Yoshiko
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Paris Springer Paris 01.11.2016; Springer Nature B.V; Springer Verlag
• Subjects: Acarapis woodi; Air temperature; Animal behavior; apiaries; Apiculture; Apis cerana; Apis cerana japonica; Bees; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Colonies; Damage assessment; death; Entomology; honey bee colonies; honey bees; Infestation; Life Sciences; Mites; Mortality; Original Article; Overwintering behavior; Temperature effects; Winter; Asian honeybee; overwinter mortality; colony death; tracheal mite

This study evaluated the damage caused by the tracheal mite Acarapis woodi to colonies of the Japanese honeybee Apis cerana japonica , by investigating mite prevalence and colony death of the honeybees during winter. Honeybees of 114 colonies were sampled from October to December to detect mite prev...