Varroa underwoodi explained

Varroa underwoodi is a mite that feeds on honey bees. It is an external parasite of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), Asian honey bee (A. cerana), A. nigrocincta, and A. nuluensis^{[1] [2]} V. underwoodi has been found on multiple bee species in Southern Asia, though has only been found on the Asian honey bee in China.^{[3] [2]} The smallest sized V. underwoodi was collected from Papua New Guinea from western honey bee hives.^[2]

Hosts

Hosts are primarily Apis dorsata, A. laboriosa and A. breviligula.^[4] Includes A. cerana.

Notes and References

1. Chantawannakul . Panuwan . de Guzman . Lilia I. . Li . Jilian . Williams . Geoffrey R. . Parasites, pathogens, and pests of honeybees in Asia . Apidologie . May 2016 . 47 . 3 . 301–324 . 10.1007/s13592-015-0407-5. free .
2. de Guzman . Lilia I. . Rinderer . Thomas E. . Identification and comparison of Varroa species infesting honey bees . Apidologie . 1999 . 30 . 2–3 . 85–95 . 10.1051/apido:19990201. free .
3. Fanelli . Angela . Tizzani . Paolo . Spatial and temporal analysis of varroosis from 2005 to 2018 . Research in Veterinary Science . August 2020 . 131 . 215–221 . 10.1016/j.rvsc.2020.04.017.
4. 1. 2013. 52. Vincent. Dietemann. Francesco. Nazzi. Stephen J. Martin. Denis L. Anderson. Barbara. Locke. Keith S. Delaplane. Quentin. Wauquiez. Cindy. Tannahill. Eva. Frey. Bettina. Ziegelmann. Peter. Rosenkranz. James D. Ellis. Standard methods for varroa research. Journal of Apicultural Research . 1–54 . 85030571. 10.3896/IBRA.1.52.1.09.