Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 1987
INCIDENCE OF THE HONEY BEE PARASITE ACARAPIS WOODI (RENNIE) (ACARI: TARSONEMIDAE) IN GEORGIA AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ERADICATION PROGRAM
INCIDENCE OF THE HONEY BEE PARASITE ACARAPIS WOODI (RENNIE) (ACARI: TARSONEMIDAE) IN GEORGIA AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ERADICATION PROGRAM
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The detection of the honey bee trachael mite in the U. S. in 1984 caused the Georgia Department of Agriculture to adopt a regulatory program to deal with the possible invasion of the mite into Georgia. A mite infestation in Georgia first was discovered in April 1985 during a routine bee inspection by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Quarantine and destruction of the infested apiary and a quarantine of all yards within a 2-mile radius was imposed.
Keywords:
Acarapis woodi
; honey bee; eradication
Copyright: © 1987 Georgia Entomological Society, Inc.
Contributor Notes
1Present address: Farm and Community Life Center, 805 State College Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030.
Accepted: 02 Oct 1986