Journal of Apicultural Research (2003) 42, 49-50

B. Kavinseksan, S. Wongsiri and T.E. Rinderer (2003)
Absence of Tropilaelaps infestation from recent swarms of Apis dorsata in Thailand
Journal of Apicultural Research 42 (3), 49-50
Abstract: Tropilaelaps clareae is a brood parasite of Apis dorsata. A. dorsata colonies tend to migrate during dearth periods and stop brood rearing in preparation for migration. This means that during migrations there is a period of broodlessness. As T. clareae cannot survive more than 3 days on adult bees of A. dorsata the origin of infestations in colonies that have recently undergone migration is as yet unknown. Presumably populations of T. clareae gradually build up in new A. dorsata nests after re-infestation. To test this hypothesis, we evaluated Tropilaelaps infestations in new and established nests of A. dorsata in Samut Songkhram, Thailand.
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Database assignments for author(s): Thomas E. Rinderer

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
surveys/sampling/distribution
population dynamics/ epidemiology

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Tropilaelaps mercedesae		Thailand