Webinar: Expert Talks on Tropilaelaps mites (April 2025)

Hi! In this video you can find the full webinar recording originally held on the 22nd April 2025. If you find this information helpful, please click the 👍 and Subscribe buttons to stay updated on our content, future events, bee science, and sustainable beekeeping! Your feedback is valuable to us! About this webinar: Managing invasive alien species is a major challenge for beekeepers. Pest management takes up significant time and budget in beekeeping operations. And the changing environment and global interconnectedness are accelerating the arrival of new invasive species in Europe. One example is the Tropilaelaps mites, initially found in Asia and parasites of Asian honey bees. Like Varroa mites, these smaller mites are emerging as a significant new threat to Western honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies and their keepers. To tackle this urgent issue, the Apimondia Federation and BeeGuards EU Project are jointly hosting a webinar to raise awareness of the identification and management of Tropilaelaps mites and to provide an update on the geographic expansion in Europe. Scientists and experienced beekeepers will share their knowledge, shedding light on effective mitigation measures to limit the spread of these new mites. Table of Contents: 00:00 Welcome and Intro 08:57 BeeGuards EU Project 16:50 Biology and Distribution of Tropilaelaps mites 1:00:05 Detection and Surveillance Methods 1:24:27 Control Methods 1:46:26 Preparedness 1:55:21 Research and Critical Gaps 2:16:15 Q&A with the speakers 2:40:13 Final thoughts Additional Resources: Apimondia Federation: https://www.apimondia.org BeeGuards EU Project: https://beeguards.eu Auburn University Bee Lab: https://agriculture.auburn.edu/resear... World Organisation for Animal Health: https://www.woah.org/en/home/ UK APHA: https://www.nationalbeeunit.com/bee-h... First Report established Tropilaelaps mites mercedesae in Europe: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/... Rapid Brood Decapping Method: https://link.springer.com/article/10.... https://www.honeybeepests.org/tropi Tropilaelaps mercedesae on Western honey bees exiting colonies: https://academic.oup.com/jee/advance-...