Honey Bee Tracheal Mite, Acarapis woodi (Rennie) (Arachnida: Acarina: Tarsonemidae)
In October 1984, the honey bee tracheal mite, Acarapis woodi (Rennie), was found in Florida.Although it was first described by Rennie in 1921, the mite was not found in the United States until 1984.Rennie described the mite from bees on the Isle of Wight and associated it with the "Isle of Wight" disease.Symptoms of this infestation were described