Department of Entomology, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar-125 004, India.
Honeybee mites are considered as major limiting factors in beekeeping. Among honeybee mites, Tropilaelaps clareae Delfinado and Baker is a predominant ectoparasitic mite associated with five Apisspecies in Asia and causing 50 to 100 per cent loss of bee colonies. In the present article, work done on various aspects of T. clareaein relation to its association with honeybees, distribution, seasonal incidence, host invading mechanism, biology, multiple parasitism in apiary and management of T. clareae is reviewed.
