Anew Record of phoretic mites on honey bee apis mellifera L in Egypt

ABSTRACT

Five species of mites, belonging to different families, were found infesting honeybee workers, Apis mellifera L., in different apiaries in Gharbia Governorate, Nile Delta. All the identified species, except Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans [Varroidae], are new records for the phoretic bee mites in Egypt. They include Neocypholaelaps indica Evans [Ameroseiidae], Pediculochelus raulti Lavoipiere [Pediculocheliadae], Tarsonemus indoapis Lindquist [Tarsonemidae] and Chaetodactylus osmiae [Dufour] [Chaetodactylidae]. The host parasite relationship was discussed. A brief diagnosis with diagrammatic illustrations was given