REPEATED EGG-LAYING BY FEMALES OF THE PARASITIC HONEYBEE MITE TROPILAELAPS CLAREAE DELFINADO AND BAKER

T clareae females were collected from pupae with dark eyes. At this ti me the old females had finished egg laying, and the young ones were in early development stages. A few days later, the old females were mate d and introduced into sealed cells with spinning bee larvae. After 5-8 d, the cells were opened and examined. A total of 18.5% of T clareae females were found gravid or with offspring.