Thanks for the link. I will pull some of my hairs in my eyebrows to
check for Demodex mites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demodex
Toine
2009/9/15 Alastair Robertson kiwibiolog...@gmail.com:
These are phoretic mites - not varroa and probably not harmful.
Insects commonly carry these - see
I'm no expert, but I disagree. The behind of these creatures match the
capped look of your photo of the mite, and the forest of legs sticking
up match the coloration of the mite legs in your photo as well. Diving
in posture. 24 full screen get really ugly.
On Sep 13, 2009, at 12:39 ,
True but the mite pic doesn't show Varroa destructor - if you do a
google image search you will find Varroa looks more like a crab with
the body in the shape of a sideways oval:
http://dma01.com/u/195/b/a9666a1ced2af41beaf9.jpg BTW those critters
are delicious... used to snorkel for them in the
eckinator eckina...@gmail.com wrote:
Tough one.
Adult Varroa mites are much bigger in proportion - unless this is
Beezilla's cousin...
If you want my vote, it is NO
Seconded:
http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bees/varroa_feeding2.htm
Great image nonetheless!
Cheers
Josten,
Thanks for the links. A pollen mite could be it. The bee was moving
slow and didn't want to fly (maybe dying) so I could observe the
crowd. The mites sometimes moved around on his body and sometimes
crowded his back, which is strange for a parasite.
My vote goes to pollen mites.
Toine
I guess it mite have been anything ]=)
How about it wasn't after bee meat but in fact a Vegemite?
2009/9/14 Toine to...@repiuk.nl:
Josten,
Thanks for the links. A pollen mite could be it. The bee was moving
slow and didn't want to fly (maybe dying) so I could observe the
crowd. The mites
I then stand corrected. Those are not crab-like. Still an ugly scene
if you're a bee.
I'll be itching for a week, between seeing this and the heavy flea
season in my area. Oh yes, the bed bugs that we can't see that munch
on us in the night.
On Sep 14, 2009, at 01:32 , eckinator wrote:
These are phoretic mites - not varroa and probably not harmful.
Insects commonly carry these - see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoresy Bumblebees like yours frequently
carry them. Nice pic but a touch more DOF would have had the whole
eye and mites in focus. I usually do macros like this with
Interesting shot. Very clean.
Not sure if i would like to see the bees head in focus as well, but i
like it regardless.
Dave
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 8:04 AM, Toine to...@repiuk.nl wrote:
A bee unter attack from ugly parasites. Is this Varroa destructor
which kills our honey bee's. Maybe the
A bee unter attack from ugly parasites. Is this Varroa
destructor which kills our honey bee's. Maybe the wisdom of
the list can give the answer.
http://tinyurl.com/qqeu2l
Toine
That's a superb shot - horrible subject matter though.
Bob
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Tough one.
Adult Varroa mites are much bigger in proportion - unless this is
Beezilla's cousin...
If you want my vote, it is NO
Great image nonetheless!
Cheers
Ecke
2009/9/13 Bob W p...@web-options.com:
A bee unter attack from ugly parasites. Is this Varroa
destructor which kills our honey
All the googled pics of Varroa indicate this isn't Varroa. Got on of
the mites in close-up:
http://tinyurl.com/m6fmrr
Maybe they are only hitchhiking...
Toine
2009/9/13 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com:
Tough one.
Adult Varroa mites are much bigger in proportion - unless this is
Beezilla's
Positively not Varroa.
By the same token positively not hitchhiking; no towel.
Cheers
Ecke
2009/9/13 Toine to...@repiuk.nl:
All the googled pics of Varroa indicate this isn't Varroa. Got on of
the mites in close-up:
http://tinyurl.com/m6fmrr
Maybe they are only hitchhiking...
Toine
Douglas Adams has much to answer for...
eckinator wrote:
Positively not Varroa.
By the same token positively not hitchhiking; no towel.
Cheers
Ecke
2009/9/13 Toine to...@repiuk.nl:
All the googled pics of Varroa indicate this isn't Varroa. Got on of
the mites in close-up:
Very interesting pic, Toine.
After 20 minutes of goofing around with google, I also vote against
Varroa, based on general body shape. The mites (i'm pretty sure
they're mites anyway) are longer than they are broad. The Varroa
isn't, except for some very early development stages.
Could it be that
2009/9/13 Toine to...@repiuk.nl:
All the googled pics of Varroa indicate this isn't Varroa. Got on of
the mites in close-up:
http://tinyurl.com/m6fmrr
Maybe they are only hitchhiking...
Duh... What I get for not reading the whole thread before responding. :-)
Hope the links could be
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