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Revision as of 21:39, 18 May 2010
- More commonly known as the honeybee mite
- Notifiable disease in the UK
- Oval
- 1-1.5mm in length
- Eggs are laid in the hive and develop with the brood cells
Pathogenesis
- Blood-sucking
- Weakens adult bees
- Damages growing larval bees resulting in deformities
Control
- Acaricidal strips hung between combs
- Destroy colonies in apiary (if isolated outbreak)
- Monitor mite numbers and treat if widespread