Euvarroa wongsirii

Euvarroa wongsirii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Mesostigmata
Family:	Varroidae
Genus:	Euvarroa
Species:	E. wongsirii
Binomial name
	Euvarroa wongsirii; Lekprayoon & Tangkanasing, 1991

Last updated November 02, 2025

Euvarroa wongsirii is a species of bee mite native to Southeast Asia. It can be found in areas ranging from southern China to the Palawan Island of the Philippines and lives alongside Euvarroa sinhai a different bee mite species of the same genus Euvarroa .^[1]^[2]E. wongsirii is a parasite, which lives on bees, using them as a food source. This mite has been found almost exclusively in the bee Apis andreniformis in Thailand.^[1]

References

1 2 Lekprayoon, C.; Tangkanasing, P. (1991-12-01). "Euvarroa wongsirii, a new species of bee mite from Thailand". International Journal of Acarology. 17 (4): 255–258. Bibcode:1991IJAca..17..255L. doi:10.1080/01647959108683915. ISSN 0164-7954.
↑ H.R. Hepburn; S.E. Radloff, eds. (2011). Honeybees of Asia (1st ed.). Berlin: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-16422-4. ISBN 978-3-642-16421-7.

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[:0-1] 1 2 Lekprayoon, C.; Tangkanasing, P. (1991-12-01). "Euvarroa wongsirii, a new species of bee mite from Thailand". International Journal of Acarology. 17 (4): 255–258. Bibcode:1991IJAca..17..255L. doi:10.1080/01647959108683915. ISSN 0164-7954.

[2] H.R. Hepburn; S.E. Radloff, eds. (2011). Honeybees of Asia (1st ed.). Berlin: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-16422-4. ISBN 978-3-642-16421-7.

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