Two new Angulobaloghia species are described from Southeast Asia: A. nabau sp. nov. Malaysia and badangi Singapore. has a three-peaked female genital shield, which is unique within the genus Angulobaloghia. distinctive by having shield between central area of coxae II, its rectangular apical margin, sternal with oval pits. New localities for two known species, scrobia Kontschán Stary, 2011 viet...

The development of Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) population dynamics in Africanized honey bees, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies was monitored from February to July 2004 in Atenas, Costa Rica. A correlation between the mite infestation level and the colony condition was evaluated. For each colony, infestation of varroa in adult bees was measured ...

The prevalence and loads of deformed wing virus (DWV) between honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies from a tropical and a temperate environment were compared. The interaction between these environments and the mite Varroa destructor in relation to DWV prevalence, levels, and overt infections, was also analyzed. V. destructor rates were determined, and samples of mites, adult bees, brood parasi...