Varroa on left, Tropilaelaps on the right. Photo by I.B. Smith Jr./ USDA-BRL
Our next big Honey Bee health fear is of course the Tropilaelaps mite. Natural spread is expected but with our local, regional, country and Global travel and supply chain just like Varroa spread Tropilaelaps will as well.
In a recent research paper it is documented, that “in 2021, high losses of honey bee colonies occurred in the Krasnodar region, Western Russia (53%) with clinical symptoms and mite morphology.”
To access the complete paper, go to; https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00218839.2024.2343976
First report of established mite populations, Tropilaelaps mercedesae, in Europe
Anna Brandorf,
Marija M. Ivoilova,
Orlando Yañez,
Peter Neumann
&
Victoria Soroker
Received 14 Aug 2023, Accepted 11 Apr 2024, Published online: 16 May 2024
