I noticed on the last Bee-L Digest reference to a listing I sent, thinking it
was to Bee-L but apparently it was to Apis-L.  It happens to us amateur
computer users.  Anyway, I thought I would post it again for the benefit of
all on Bee-L as it contained a little more than the quoted text.
 
I noticed a reply from Kerry Clark, on the Asian mite, quoting from a book by
Dr. Cynthia Scott-Dupree.  I have a copy and can recommend it to all
beekeepers as a very useful reference book on bee diseases and pests.  It
should be in every beekeeper's library.
 
The posting was a follows:-
 
"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.
 
I hope those in Australia reading Bee-L are not thinking of using wax from
overseas sources.  With us being lucky not to have varroa, we are also lucky
to have wax that is not contaminated with miticides.  There is no need to
import beeswax to Australia and end up finding it in our beekeeping chain
where any contaminants will certainly stop us gaining a premium on pure
beeswax.
 
Trevor Weatherhead
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