Some observations on the concurrent parasitization ofApis florea byTropilaelaps clareae andEuvarroa sinhai

Adult bees, worker brood cells and drone brood cells ofApis florea were examined for the presence of mites by stereo microscope and by washing with soap.Tropilaelaps clareae was only found on adult bees;Euvarroa sinhai on adult bees and drone brood. The level ofT. clareae infestation is always very low, generally not exceeding 0.1%; that ofE. sinhai is somewhat higher. The mites were never found together on a single bee.