Tracheal Mites | Beekeeping Academy | Ep. 73

Tracheal mites are often overlooked stressors of honey bees. In this episode, Dr. Ellis discusses the biology, threat, and control of this honey bee pest.


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Copyright Attribution:
Intro & Outro Music: Credit to Zakhar Valaha, Pixabay.com
Image of a honey bee secured in the dissection dish: Image Credit to Lyle Buss, UF/IFAS
Image of a secured bee with its abdomen removed: Image Credit to Lyle Buss, UF/IFAS
Image of collar being removed from thorax: Image Credit to Lyle Buss, UF/IFAS
Image of a honey bee after head has been removed: Image Credit to Lyle Buss, UF/IFAS
Image of a visible honey bee trachea: Image Credit to Lyle Buss, UF/IFAS
Image of a visible infested honey bee trachea: Image Credit to Lyle Buss, UF/IFAS
Image of honey bee anatomy: Image Credit to WikipediaProlific, Wikimedia Commons
Image of a honey bee’s wing: Image Credit to Mike Bentley, UF/IFAS
Image of the hamuli on a honey bee’s wing: Image Credit to Mike Bentley, UF/IFAS
Image of MENTHOL: Image Credit to Love Employee, stock.adobe.com
Stock Video of oil pouring out of the container: Credit to Erik Nuenighoff, Vecteezy.com
Stock Video of sifting powdered sugar: Credit to Teerapon Sooksombat, Vecteezy.com

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