https://www.beeculture.com/first-report-on-tropilaelaps-mercedesae-presence-in-georgia-the-mite-is-heading-westward/
US beekeepers, don't panic (yet), this is the country of Georgia, not the state of Georgia!
But it seems like it's only a matter of time with these mites. :sad:
Quote from: The15thMember on November 05, 2024, 05:26:39 PM
But it seems like it's only a matter of time with these mites. :sad:
Sooner than you think. Georgia isn't far from Russia and Ukraine and they may already have tropilaelaps. Canada loves to import bees from all over the world and Ukrainian queens and bees are on their list of imports.
Probably South America or Canada will be the source if we get it.