Incidence rates of Acarapis woodi (Rennie) in queen honey bees of various ages

• Published in: Apidologie Vol. 20; no. 1; pp. 69 - 75
• Main Authors: PETTIS, J. S, DIETZ, A, EISCHEN, F. A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Les Ulis EDP Sciences 1989
• Subjects: abeja reina; acarapis; Acarapis woodi; Acari; age; Animal and plant ecology; Animal, plant and microbial ecology; Animals; Apidae; Autoecology; Biological and medical sciences; edad; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Hymenoptera; infestacion; infestation; parasitism; parasitisme; parasitismo; Protozoa. Invertebrata; queen bees; reine d' abeille; Tarsonemidae; Host parasite relation; Insecta; Apidae; Tarsonemidae; Acariformes; Arachnida; Acari; Apoidea; Arthropoda; Parasitism rate; Tarsonemida; Hymenoptera; Invertebrata; Queen (insect); Age; Aculeata

Queen honey bees, Apis mellifera L., exhibited a rapid decline in susceptibility to infestation by the tracheal mite, Acarapis woodi (Rennie), with increasing age. Ten-day-old queens are invaded by 1.0 mites per queen, while queens one day of age had 6.5 mites. Laying queens removed from colonies du...