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Tropilaelaps

Year of publication 2019

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 3p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Document

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Tropilaelaps is caused by mites of the genus Tropilaelaps. They are parasites that feed on bee larvae and pupae, Tropilaelaps spp. causes malformation, death of bees and subsequent swarming or colony decline. This information sheet describes shortly the biology, the life cycle of Tropilaelaps, how it spreads and how to control it.

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