Meet Proctotydaeus furnarius, a newly described brood mite of Australian stingless bees. These tiny mites live and breed inside the sealed brood cells and pupal cocoons of Tetragonula carbonaria and Tetragonula hockingsi. Are they harmful or helpful? Stay tuned as we work to better understand these mites and how they impact bee health.
Read the paper here: A new species of Proctotydaeus Berlese (Acari: Tydeoidea: Iolinidae) from the Australian native stingless bees Tetragonula carbonaria (Smith) and Tetragonula hockingsi (Cockerell)
