Tropilaelaps mercedesae: an emerging global threat to apiculture – a comprehensive review
Mojtaba Esmaeily, Sunho Kwon, Esmaeil Babaeian, Chuleui Jung · 2026
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Mojtaba Esmaeily and three co-authors review an emerging mite threat to beekeeping worldwide. Their review appeared in twenty twenty-six. Honey bees pollinate crops and wild plants, yet their numbers fall under many pressures, mites among them.
The mite, Tropilaelaps mercedesae, comes from Asia, where it lived on giant honey bees. It has shifted to managed western honey bees and spread across much of Asia, now pushing west toward Europe. Its breeding cycle is very short, it depends on sealed brood, and it can carry bee viruses. Those traits let it build up fast and wreck colonies that lack defenses. The review covers its biology, spread, and host ties, plus how to detect it in hives.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mojtaba Esmaeily, Sunho Kwon, Esmaeil Babaeian, Chuleui Jung |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |