How to Dissect Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) to Detect Tracheal Mites (Acarapis woodi Rennie)

John Bonkowski, Ashley N. Mortensen, and James D. Ellis

Release Date: 6/1/2025

Agriculture

Abstract

A UF/IFAS numbered publication. in support of UF/IFAS Extension program: Integrated Pest Management

About this Publication

This document is ENY-164, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2015. Revised February 2018, April 2021, and November 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

About the Authors

John Bonkowski, former graduate student; Ashley N. Mortensen, graduate research assistant; and James D. Ellis, associate professor, Department of Entomology and Nematology; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Ashley Mortensen

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

James Ellis

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

Contacts

Amy Vu

Contact

Specialist

University of Florida

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