Author = V. Stolbova, Victoria
Number of Articles: 1
The first report on the ectoparasitic genus Tropilaelaps (Acari: Mesostigmata: Laelapidae) in Russia
Volume 13, Issue 3, Summer 2024, Pages 513-516
https://doi.org/10.22073/pja.v13i3.85545
Omid Joharchi, Victoria V. Stolbova
Abstract During a survey of gamasid mites associated with honey bees in Western Siberia (Tyumen region), Russia, Tropilaelaps mercedesae Anderson & Morgan was collected in hives of the Western honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae). T. mercedesae was recently recorded in Central Asia, Uzbekistan. This finding in Russia indicates that the range of this dangerous ectoparasitic species is expanding.