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Survival of Ectoparasitic Mites Tropilaelaps mercedesae in Association with Honeybee Hive Products
The global trade of honeybee hive products imposes the risk of the introduction of exotic pests. However, data on the potential of specific products enabling pest survival are often lacking. This holds especially true for ectoparasitic mites Tropilaelaps spp., which are mandatory pests of honeybees...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6410018/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30699888 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10020036 |
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author | Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong Chantawannakul, Panuwan Yañez, Orlando Neumann, Peter |
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description | The global trade of honeybee hive products imposes the risk of the introduction of exotic pests. However, data on the potential of specific products enabling pest survival are often lacking. This holds especially true for ectoparasitic mites Tropilaelaps spp., which are mandatory pests of honeybees in many countries. Here, we evaluated the longevity of Tropilaelaps mercedesae mites associated with empty honeycomb and dry pollen as two possible global import routes. Mites were able to survive up to three days in dry pollen and up to six days in empty honeycomb, thereby suggesting a sufficient time window for the potential introduction of T. mercedesae into mite-free countries via import of these hive products. |
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spelling | pubmed-64100182019-03-29 Survival of Ectoparasitic Mites Tropilaelaps mercedesae in Association with Honeybee Hive Products Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong Chantawannakul, Panuwan Yañez, Orlando Neumann, Peter Insects Communication The global trade of honeybee hive products imposes the risk of the introduction of exotic pests. However, data on the potential of specific products enabling pest survival are often lacking. This holds especially true for ectoparasitic mites Tropilaelaps spp., which are mandatory pests of honeybees in many countries. Here, we evaluated the longevity of Tropilaelaps mercedesae mites associated with empty honeycomb and dry pollen as two possible global import routes. Mites were able to survive up to three days in dry pollen and up to six days in empty honeycomb, thereby suggesting a sufficient time window for the potential introduction of T. mercedesae into mite-free countries via import of these hive products. MDPI 2019-01-29 /pmc/articles/PMC6410018/ /pubmed/30699888 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10020036 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Communication Khongphinitbunjong, Kitiphong Chantawannakul, Panuwan Yañez, Orlando Neumann, Peter Survival of Ectoparasitic Mites Tropilaelaps mercedesae in Association with Honeybee Hive Products |
title | Survival of Ectoparasitic Mites Tropilaelaps mercedesae in Association with Honeybee Hive Products |
title_full | Survival of Ectoparasitic Mites Tropilaelaps mercedesae in Association with Honeybee Hive Products |
title_fullStr | Survival of Ectoparasitic Mites Tropilaelaps mercedesae in Association with Honeybee Hive Products |
title_full_unstemmed | Survival of Ectoparasitic Mites Tropilaelaps mercedesae in Association with Honeybee Hive Products |
title_short | Survival of Ectoparasitic Mites Tropilaelaps mercedesae in Association with Honeybee Hive Products |
title_sort | survival of ectoparasitic mites tropilaelaps mercedesae in association with honeybee hive products |
topic | Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6410018/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30699888 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/insects10020036 |
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