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International Journal of Science and Technology (IJST)

International Journal of Science and Technology (IJST)

An Open Access, Peer-Reviewed (Refereed), Quarterly Journal

ISSN: 3049-1118

Call For Papers - Volume 3, Issue 4 (October - December 2026)
Paper Title

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

Author(s)
Dr. Anurag Kumar Sonker
Department of Zoology, School of Life Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (U.P.)-226025, India
CountryIndia
Abstract

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.

Subject AreaZoology
Issue Volume 2, Issue 2 (April - June 2025)
Published2025/06/26
How to Cite Sonker, A. K. (2025). A Review: On the Parasitic Mites and Its Impact on the Honey Bee Spp. (Apis mellifera) and Their Colony. International Journal of Science and Technology (IJST), 2(2), 98–115. https://doi.org/10.70558/ijst.2025.v2.i2.241040
DOI 10.70558/IJST.2025.v2.i2.241040
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Copyright © 2025 The Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).

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