Parasitic mite infestation in introduced colonies of European bumblebees, Bombus terrestris.

Authors
Goka, K Okabe, K Niwa, S Yoneda, M
Citation
K. Goka et al., Parasitic mite infestation in introduced colonies of European bumblebees, Bombus terrestris., JPN J A ENT, 44(1), 2000, pp. 47-50
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Entomology/Pest Control
Journal title
JAPANESE JOURNAL OF APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY AND ZOOLOGY
ISSN journal
00214914 → ACNP
Volume
44
Issue
1
Year of publication
2000
Pages
47 - 50
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-4914(2000)44:1<47:PMIIIC>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The endoparasitic mite Locustacarus buchneri Stammer 1951 (Podapolipidae) w as found in commercially introduced colonies of the European bumblebee, Bom bus terrestris. The average infestation rate of colonies (n=367) from the N etherlands and Belgium was 20%. Urgent investigation of the infectivity and pathogenicity of this mite to Japanese native bumblebees and the geographi c distribution of this mite in Japan is required.