ISSN:
1572-9702
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The susceptibility of worker honey bees,Apis mellifera L., as a function of age, to infestation by tracheal mites,Acarapis woodi Rennie, was investigated. Bees 〈24 h old were infested most frequently, and the frequency of infestation declined precipitously thereafter. Bees 〉4 days old were rarely infested in colonies during active brood rearing. Only 2 of 255 bees 〉8 days old, and 1 of 246 bees 〉16 days old, became infested. Most of the eggs found in bees〉3 weeks old apparently were produced by the progeny of the original infestation.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01270435
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