First Report on Tropilaelaps Mercedesae Presence in Georgia: The Mite is Heading Westward!

The Tropilaelaps spp. (Mesostigmata: Laelapidae), an ectoparasitic mite originally associated with such Asian giant honey bees as Apis dorsata, A. breviligula and A. laboriosa, has increasingly become a focus of global concern due to its severe effects on Western honey bee colonies (Apis mellifera)...

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Main Authors: Janashia Irakli, Uzunov Aleksandar, Chen Chao, Costa Cecilia, Cilia Giovanni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Apicultural Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2024-0010
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