Steve Duncan writes:
 
>  We are looking for bees for an SEM segment in a film we are just
>  finishing.  We were originally using honey-bees with Varroa mites on
>  them (the point of the shot was to show a relationship between one
>  creature and another).  For various technical reasons...
>  We do need to get a hold
>  of samples (bees with mites attached) as soon as possible....
 
 
There is another bee mite (the bee louse actually) that does no harm
whatsoever to the bee.  You may be able to use it, although I have no
idea where you will find photos or specimens.  The Latin name is
Something braculla (or something like that) sorry, I'm in the office
and my texts are home.
 
Good luck!
Aaron Morris - I think, therefore I bee!