FEEDING MENTHOL TO HONEYBEES (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE): ENTRY AND PERSISTENCE IN HAEMOLYMPH WITHOUT CAUSING MORTALITY

• Published in: The Canadian Entomologist
• Main Authors: Kevan, S.D., Nasr, M.E., Kevan, P.G.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1999
• Subjects: Insect Science; Molecular Biology; Physiology; Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics; Structural Biology; Morse; Otis; Rennie; Mite; morse
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4039/ent131279-2; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008347X00009901

Tracheal mites, Acarapis woodi (Rennie) (Acari: Tarsonemidae), are important parasites of honeybees, Apis mellifera L. (Morse and Flottum 1997). They enter the prothoracic tracheae and feed through the walls on haemolymph. Currently, these mites are controlled by applying 50 g of menthol crystals in...