Pseudoscorpions DO occur in North America. If you look really close at
   them, they might startle you and cause alarm with a claws-up pose (like
   a threatened crab, but about 3 mm or less than 1/4 inch long). An
   animatronic (giant model) one was cast as a threat in the movie "Honey I
   shrunk the kids" (battle with an ant). They can't hurt people as far as
   I know.
 
   I can't imagine how they could have relevance to Varroa control, except
   perhaps they might be one of the predators that could clean up any
   varroa that dropped onto the ground through a mesh bottom board.
 
   They haven't been reported as being found in bee hives (as have dozens
   of other species, mostly free-living mites just using the space).
 
   The ones I've seen have not been red. There are other red mites (like
   velvet mites) that might explain the original observation. If they are
   fast moving, I  think they are likely to be predators of other tiny
   arthropods.
 
 
   Kerry Clark, Apiculture Specialist
   B.C. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
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   Dawson Creek B.C.
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