?Hello Jerry & All,
This is a post from the entomology list by Dr. Taylor.
Not sure much research concerning phorids &* bees* or some would have been 
posted.

Subject: Re: Phorids, Honey Bees, Light Re: Bees at lights Re: Bee-havior


> There is evidently a ms in the works on this topic - all I know from a 
> blog posting is that the eggs are laid on the abdomen and the phorid 
> larvae feed in the head of the bee. The phorid is native and not 
> introduced. I have no idea if this parasitism is widespread or localized. 
> I doubt that the distribution is well known which is why I suggested that 
> bees coming to light - a condition associated with phorid parasitism - 
> should be examined. The bees appear to die away from the colony. It is not 
> clear whether this is a new phenomena or an old one that has gone 
> unrecognized. Whether the incidence of phorids is trivial or significant 
> in terms of honeybee management is also unclear.

bob 

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