International Journal of Science and Technology (IJST)

A Review: On the Parasitic Mites and Its Impact on the Honey Bee Spp. (Apis mellifera) and Their Colony

The honey bees (Apis mellifera) are considered as one of the most important insects providing crop pollination and also a wide variety of products. The parasitic mite is currently become the most important pest of honey bee and also one of the main factor for the colony loss faced by the beekeepers. It parasitizes the adult bee along with developing bee in honey bee colonies by feeding on their haemolymph and transmitted pathogens, microbes such as bacteria and viruses which cause morphological deformities in the developing bees and destroying honey bee colonies. The studies may be useful to know the impact of parasitic mite on honey bee and their colonies along with the diseases caused and effect of certain environmental factors on them. The studies may also be an effective for the taxonomical studies of the parasitic mite and also impart the additional information for further treatment of these parasites.