Incidence of Parasitic and Non-Parasitic Mites of Honeybee, Apis mellifera (Linnaeus) | ||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||
| Article 18, Volume 9, Issue 12, December 2018, Pages 873-875 PDF (189.09 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2018.44098 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Ghada S. Refaei; Walaa R. Abou Zeid; Ola M. Roshdy | ||
| Plant Protection Research Institute, A. R. C., Dokki, Giza | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A quantitative and qualitative survey of mites associated with of honeybee in Egypt was conducted in the present study. Data revealed that, the occurrence of 23 species of mites in beehives belonging three suborders: Mesostigmata, Prostigamata and Astigmata. These mites divided into parasitic and non-parasitic. The most important parasitic species collected in this study was the Varroa destructor. Non-parasitic mite species had been rarely collected and not frequent associate with honeybee. Some mites can prey on other mites and small arthropods (predators of scavengers), while others are pollen feeder, scavengers or use the honeybee just for transport from one plant to another. Data illustrated the geographical distribution of each species along with and type of associations. | ||
|
Statistics Article View: 205 PDF Download: 552 |
||
