Braula coeca, the bee louse, used to be very common but I haven't seen 
it in England since we started treating for Varroa 20 years ago.  I did 
see one in Eire in July 2000 and thought for a second that I had made 
the discovery of Varroa for the first time on that part of Ireland.  It 
could well be extinct on the mainland but I suppose it could be 
re-introduced on imported bees.

Chris

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