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The diminished incidence of Acarapis woodi (Rennie) (Acari: Tarsonemidae) in honey bees, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), in Britain

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2009

L. Bailey  and
J. N. Perry
L. Bailey
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts., AL5 2JQ, UK
J. N. Perry
Affiliation:
Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts., AL5 2JQ, UK
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Abstract

Investigations showed that there is a highly significant linear dependence of the percentage of bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies detectably infested with Acarapis woodi (Rennie) on the number of colonies in England and Wales. A decline of infestation since 1947 corresponds to a decrease recorded in the number of colonies. The simplest explanation, based on current knowledge, is that the decrease has allowed the foraging activity of the remaining colonies to increase, so lessening the contact between old infested bees and young susceptible individuals sufficiently to hinder the spread and multiplication of mites within colonies.

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Bulletin of Entomological Research , Volume 72 , Issue 4 , December 1982 , pp. 655 - 662
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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