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|name = ''Varroa destructor''
|name = ''Varroa destructor''
Causes: '''''Varroatosis — Varoosis — Colony Collapse Syndrome'''''
Causes: '''''Varroatosis — Varoosis — Colony Collapse Syndrome'''''
[[Image:Varroa Mite .jpg|right|150px|thumb|Kika De La Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center Weslaco, Texas, USA (Wikimedia Commons)]]
[[Image:Varroa Mite .jpg|right|200px|thumb|Kika De La Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center Weslaco, Texas, USA (Wikimedia Commons)]]
[[Image:Varroa Mite on honeybee pupa.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Kika De La Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center Weslaco, Texas, USA (Wikimedia Commons)]]
[[Image:Varroa Mite on honeybee pupa.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Kika De La Garza Subtropical Agricultural Research Center Weslaco, Texas, USA (Wikimedia Commons)]]
[[File:Family of varroa mites.jpg|thumb|A group of male and immature mites left in a cell after the bee has emerged with the fertilised females<br><small>Copyright USDA 2003 Wikimedia Commons</small>]]
[[File:Family of varroa mites.jpg|thumb|200px|A group of male and immature mites left in a cell after the bee has emerged with the fertilised females<br><small>Copyright USDA 2003 Wikimedia Commons</small>]]
[[File:Adult female varroa mite.jpg|thumb|A mature female mite feeds on a developing worker brood<br><small>Copyright USDA 2003 Wikimedia Commons</small>]]
[[File:Adult female varroa mite.jpg|thumb|200px|A mature female mite feeds on a developing worker brood<br><small>Copyright USDA 2003 Wikimedia Commons</small>]]
| As above.
| As above.
| The honey bee mite has an oval body with all 8 legs on one side of the body.
| The honey bee mite has an oval body with all 8 legs on one side of the body.
|[[File:Varroa Mite .jpg|thumb|150px|<small>Copyright Artic 2005 Wikimedia Commons</small>]]
|[[File:Varroa Mite .jpg|thumb|100px|<small>Copyright Artic 2005 Wikimedia Commons</small>]]
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| The '''bee louse''' ''Braula coeca''
| The '''bee louse''' ''Braula coeca''
| The louse is insignificant as a cause of disease
| The louse is insignificant as a cause of disease
| The body has a more rounded shape (compared to the marked oval shape of ''V. destructor'') and its 6 legs extend outside the margins of the body on either side.
| The body has a more rounded shape (compared to the marked oval shape of ''V. destructor'') and its 6 legs extend outside the margins of the body on either side.
|[[File:Un bourdon infecté par Braula coeca.jpg|thumb|150px|<small>Copyright Eric Lignet 2009 Wikimedia Commons]]
|[[File:Braula coeca.jpg|thumb|100px|<small>Sourced from Wikimedia Commons]]
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| ''Tropilaelaps spp.''
| ''Tropilaelaps spp.''
| This mite is a '''Notifiable''' exotic parasite that may cause severe disease in honey bee colonies.
| This mite is a '''Notifiable''' exotic parasite that may cause severe disease in honey bee colonies.
| The mites are smaller than ''V. destructor'' and have 6 legs which are visible on either side of the mite.
| The mites are smaller than ''V. destructor'' and have 6 legs which are visible on either side of the mite.
|[[File:Tropilaelaps.jpg|thumb|150px]]
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| ''Melittiphis alvearius''
| ''Melittiphis alvearius''
| These mites prey on other mites within the hive and cause no harm to bees.
| These mites prey on other mites within the hive and cause no harm to bees.
| The mites are much smaller than ''V. destructor'' but have a similar oval shape.
| The mites are much smaller than ''V. destructor'' but have a similar oval shape.
|[[File:Melittiphis.jpg|thumb|150px]]
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==Test yourself with the Mites Flashcards==
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|flashcards = [[Mites_Flashcards|Mites Flashcards]]
[[Mites_Flashcards|Mites Flashcards]]
|literature search =[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title:(%22Varroa+destructor%22) ''Varroa destructor'' publications]
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[http://www.cabdirect.org/search.html?q=title:(%22Varroa+destructor%22) ''Varroa destructor'' publications]
==References==
==References==
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