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Bee Louse, Bee Fly, Braulid, Braula coeca Nitzsch (Insecta: Diptera: Braulidae)

James D. Ellis, Ashley N. Mortensen, and C. M. Zettel Nalen


Release Date: 4/4/2019

Reviewed At: 2/6/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in845-2010

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY472, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date April 2010. Revised June 2016 and March 2019. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures.

About the Authors

James D. Ellis, professor; Ashley N. Mortensen, former graduate student; and C. M. Zettel Nalen, former Extension assistant; Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Ellis, J. D., & Nalen, C. M. Z. (2010). Bee louse, bee fly, braulid, Braula coeca Nitzsch (Insecta: Diptera: Braulidae). EDIS, 2010(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in845-2010

Authors

Ashley Mortensen
Ashley Mortensen

former biological scientist and alumna (Ph.D., 2018), Department of Entomology and Nematology

James Ellis
James Ellis

former Gahan endowed professor, apiculture, Honey Bee Research and Extension Laboratory, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

Catherine Zettel Nalen
Catherine Zettel Nalen
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University of Florida

former Extension technician, Honey Bee Research & Extension Laboratory, Department of Entomology and Nematology

Contacts

Amy Vu
Amy Vu
Specialist
University of Florida

state specialized program Extension agent II, apiculture, Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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