Discussion on APIS-L has mentioned another scourge on the horizon.
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> I think the name that Chris Allen is looking for is Tropilaelaps
> clareae.  It is commonly called the Asian mite and, from conversations
> I have had with people in the know, is certainly a bigger pest than
> varroa on Apis mellifera.
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This is news to me.  Anyone have any details, such as what this mite
looks like, what is it's method of attack, where has it migrated to from
Asia, when can I expect it to show up in my back yard, and what will I
do if/when it shows up?  Is anything being done to thwart its migration?
CAN anything be done to thwart its migration?
 
Just when I was getting comfortable with T-V-Mites!  What's next, bee
eating locusts?
 
Aaron Morris - thinking someone has it in for Apis m.