How to Dissect Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) to Detect Tracheal Mites (Acarapis woodi Rennie)
Vol. 2015 No. 5, Historical Fact Sheets
Vol. 2015 No. 5

How to Dissect Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) to Detect Tracheal Mites (Acarapis woodi Rennie): ENY-164/IN1072, 1/2015

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https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1072-2015
Published 2015-08-05
John Bonkowski
University of Florida
Ashley N. Mortensen
University of Florida
James D. Ellis
University of Florida
Five tracheal mites visible in a dissected honey bee trachea
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Bonkowski, John, Ashley N. Mortensen, and James D. Ellis. 2015. “How to Dissect Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera L.) to Detect Tracheal Mites (Acarapis Woodi Rennie): ENY-164 IN1072, 1 2015”. EDIS 2015 (5). Gainesville, FL:6. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1072-2015.
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Tracheal mites are parasites of the western honey bee and negatively impact the health and productivity of an infested colony. This 6-page fact sheet details the method of dissecting honey bees in order to diagnose tracheal mites. Written by John Bonkowski, Ashley N. Mortensen, and James D Ellis, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, January 2015.

ENY-164/IN1072: How to Dissect Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) to Detect Tracheal Mites (Acarapis woodi Rennie) (ufl.edu)

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