Wednesday 13 April 2016

Bee Infestation

Many thanks to Les Humphreys for sending these pictures of bees on his early-flowering heather, taken towards the end of March.

He asks if anyone can identify the infestation on the bees. He saw them on several bees.
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  1. Colin Rowan13 April 2016 at 16:21

    Bee mites

    They feed on detritus in Bee nests - hitching a ride on the bee to get to the nest. Probably iritates the bee (who wants to give someone a free ride these days?), but don't do any harm to the bee

    Link to a site on bumble mites here:
    https://bumblebeeconservation.org/about-bees/faqs/bumblebee-mites/

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