Welcome to the website for the North American Bee Mite project!

We are studying the diversity of mites associated with all kinds of bees in the United States and Canada. You may be familiar with the Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) and the Honey Bee Tracheal Mite (Acarapis woodi), that are parasites of honey bees. Our mission is to document all the *other* species of mites associated with native and introduced North American bees. There are hundreds of species still unknown to science, and as beekeepers start to use other bee species for pollination, we want to be ready with information about the mites associated with those bees. There may be other parasites out there, but some bee mites are beneficial to the bees as well, and we will be developing identification tools to sort them out.

The project is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.

The Primary Investigator is Dr. Barry OConnor, Curator of Insects for the Museum of Zoology at the University of Michigan.

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Morphometrics and Identification of Cryptic Species of Bee Mites Objectives of the project on North American bee mites Classification of bee mites Key to species of bee mites from North America Bee mites: Species Accounts
Contact participants People involved in the project Acknowledgements Literature Mite Database

Bee mites or bee-associated mites

Osmia Megachile parasites. Taxonomic Databases cryptic species, sibling species. Morphometrics. Computer-based Identification automatic identification. Images Acari, Acarina, Acariformes. Chaetodactylus, Parasitiformes Trombidiformes. Taxonomy, host associations. University of Michigan Museum of Zoology UMMZ. Barry OConnor, Pavel Klimov.
Acari Database, Mite Database, Bee Mite Database.

North American Bee Mites, Bees and Mites, Systematics of Bee Mites, Ecology of Bee Mites.
Bee Families: Stenotritidae, Colletidae, Andrenidae, Halictidae, Melittidae, Megachilidae, Apidae
Bee Mites: Systematics Distribution Maps Keys Databases Literature Host-Associations.
Bee-Associated Mites: Systematics Distribution Maps Keys Databases Literature Host-Associations.
Bees and Mites: Systematics Distribution Maps Keys Databases Literature Host-Associations.
Non-Apis Bees and Mites: Systematics, Distribution, Maps Keys Databases Literature Host-Associations.
Bee Mites: Pavel B. Klimov, Barry M. OConnor, USDA Project.
North American Bee Mites, Bees and Mites, Systematics of Bee Mites, Ecology of Bee Mites.
Acari Database, Mite Database, Bee Mite Database.

Bee Families: Stenotritidae, Colletidae, Andrenidae, Halictidae, Melittidae, Megachilidae, Apidae
Bee Mites: Systematics Distribution Maps Keys Databases Literature Host-Associations.
Bee-Associated Mites: Systematics Distribution Maps Keys Databases Literature Host-Associations.
Non-Apis Bees and Mites: Systematics, Distribution, Maps Keys Databases Literature Host-Associations.
Bee Mites: Pavel B. Klimov, Barry M. OConnor, United States Department of Agriculture.

Some Taxa of Bees and Bee Mites:

Order Parasitiformes, Suborder Gamasina, Family Parasitidae, Bombus Parasitus Parasitellus Bombus Parasitellus Parasitellus fucorum Family Laelapidae Apis Varroa Apis mellifera Tropilaelaps Apis Pneumolaelaps Bombus Parasitellus Pneumolaelaps P. hyatti Laelaspoides ordwayae Augochlorella.
Family Ameroseiidae Neocypholaelaps Apis Apis Suborder Sarcoptiformes, Infraorder Astigmata. Astigmatid mites.
Family Histiostomatidae (=Anoetidae) Histiostoma Anoetus Anoetus Anoetus Lasioglossum s. lat. Anoetus Anoetus Glyphanoetus nomiensis Histiostoma inquilinum Peponapis, Winterschmidtiidae (=Saproglyphidae), Vidia, Megachile, Coelioxys.
Family Chaetodactylidae: Chaetodactylus, Sennertia Osmia, Megachile, Anthidium, Hoplitis Chaetodactylus krombeini Chaetodactylus claviger. Sennertia americana, Xylocopa virginica, Horstia virginica, Ceratina. Family Gaudiellidae: Cerophagus associated with Bombus Cerophagus nearcticus. Family Suidasiidae: Tortonia quadridens associated with Megachile rotundata. Family Acaridae, subfamily Horstiinae: Horstia associated with Xylocopa. Species: Horstia virginica associated with Xylocopa virginica. Medeus found on Anthophora. Diadasia is a host of Diadasiopus. Anthophora Sennertionyx Cerophagopsis Megachile Chalicodoma, Apis mellifera, Cerophagopsis. Tyrophaginae: Kuzinia levis in nests of bumble-bees; Schulzea, subfamily Rhizoglyphinae: genera Sancassania, Caloglyphus Sancassania boharti, Nomia melanderi.
Suborder Trombidiformes, infraorder Heterostigmata, Family Tarsonemidae. Apis Acarapis Tarsonemus Xylocopa, Pseudacarapis, Crossacarapis, Euglossa, Acarapis woodi, Pseudacarapis indoapis on Apis cerana. Family Podapolipidae. Locustacarus buchneri parasite of Bombus. Family Trochometridiidae. Trochometridium tribulatum parasite of bees. Family Scutacaridae: Imparipes Scutacarus. Imparipes apicola, Scutacarus acarorum hyperphoresy on Parasitellus fucorum. Family Pygmephoridae: Parapygmephorus costaricanus Family Pyemotidae: Pyemotes venticosus.
Taxonomic Key Words: Bee Mites: Order Parasitiformes, Suborder Gamasina Family Parasitidae Bombus Parasitus Parasitellus Bombus Parasitellus Parasitellus fucorum Family Laelapidae Apis Bombus Varroa Apis mellifera Tropilaelaps Apis Pneumolaelaps Bombus Parasitellus Pneumolaelaps P. hyatti Laelaspoides ordwayae Augochlorella Family Ameroseiidae Neocypholaelaps Apis Apis Suborder Sarcoptiformes, Infraorder Astigmata. Astigmatid mites Family Histiostomatidae (=Anoetidae) Histiostoma Anoetus Anoetus Anoetus Histiostoma Anoetus Anoetus Lasioglossum s. lat. Anoetus Anoetus Glyphanoetus nomiensis Histiostoma inquilinum Peponapis Family Winterschmidtiidae (=Saproglyphidae) Vidia Megachile Vidia Coelioxys Megachile Family Chaetodactylidae Chaetodactylus Sennertia Osmia Megachile Chaetodactylus Osmia Anthidium Osmia Chaetodactylus Osmia Hoplitis C. krombeini C. claviger C. claviger Chaetodactylidae Sennertia S. americana Xylocopa virginica Horstia virginica Sennertia Xylocopa Ceratina Family Gaudiellidae Cerophagus Bombus C. nearcticus Bombus Family Suidasiidae Tortonia Tortonia T. quadridens Tortonia Megachile rotundata Family Acaridae subfamily Horstiinae Horstia Xylocopa H. virginica Xylocopa virginica Xylocopa Medeus Anthophora Diadasia Diadasiopus Diadasia Diadasia Anthophora Sennertionyx Cerophagopsis Megachile Chalicodoma Apis mellifera Cerophagopsis Tyrophaginae Kuzinia Bombus Bombus K. levis Schulzea subfamily Rhizoglyphinae Sancassania Caloglyphus S. boharti Acunomia melanderi Sancassania Sancassania Suborder Trombidiformes, infraorder Heterostigmata Family Tarsonemidae. Apis Acarapis Tarsonemus Xylocopa Pseudacarapis Apis Crossacarapis Euglossa Acarapis A. woodi Pseudacarapis indoapis Apis cerana Acarapis Family Podapolipidae. Locustacarus buchneri, Bombus Family Trochometridiidae. Trochometridium. tribulatum Family Scutacaridae. Imperipes Scutacarus I. apicola Scutacarus acarorum Parasitellus fucorum Trochometridium Family Pygmephoridae. Parapygmephorus P. costaricanus Family Pyemotidae. Pyemotes Pyemotes Pyemotes