PITOC, M.T.R.
SAN PEDRO, S.M.S.
Varroa destructor
Varroa Mite
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Arachnida
Subclass Acari
Order Parasitiformes
Suborder Mesostigmata
Family Varroidae
Genus Varroa
V. destructor
Image retrieved from http://beelog.petherick.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/VarroaMite.jpg
Morphology
look very similar to another bee commensal, the bee louse, (Braula coeca)
the bee louse is a wingless fly with six legs, while varroa is a mite with eight legs.
Protonymphs have eight legs, pointed chelicerae (mouthparts) and are a transparent white
color.
the mite becomes a deuteronymph which resembles the adults with a reduction in setae
Morphology
The adult female mites are reddish-brown to dark brown and oval in
shape,
curved bodies fit into the abdominal folds of the adult bee and are
held there by the shape and arrangement of ventral setae.
Adult males are yellowish with lightly tanned legs and spherical body
shape
Lifestyle
Habitat
Life Cycle:
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Blattodea
Infraorder Isoptera
Family Rhinotermitidae
Genus Coptotermes
C. formosanus
Morphology
soldiers
workers
Morphology
Image retrieved
fromhttp://images.harc.edu/Sites/GalvBayInvasives/Species/Photos/COFO_0014113-LGPT.jpg
Lifestyle
Habitat
flat roofs of high rise buildings are ideal places for the FST to
initiate aerial infestations if portals of entry are found.
Life Cycle:
REFERENCES:
Dunaway, C. 2012. Colony Members and Life Cycle. Retrieved May 19, 2015
from
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/environment/insects/Termites/biology/ColonyMembers-and-Life-Cycle.htm
Ellis, J.D. & Nalen, Z. 2013. Varroa destructor. Retrieved May 18, 2015 from
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bees/varroa_mite.htm
Su, N.Y. & Scheffrahn, R.H. 2000. Coptotermes gestroi. Retrieved May 19, 2015
from http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/termites/havilandi.htm
Su, N.Y. & Scheffrahn, R.H. 2013. Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki. Retrived May
18,
2015
from
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/termites/formosan_termite.htm