Euvarroa
Euvarroa naturally parasitise the dwarf honey bee species and are related to Varroa and Tropilaelaps. In the same way that Varroa and Tropilaelaps have jumped species from their natural honey bee hosts to infest other honey bee species, Euvarroa has done the same. However, less is known about this parasitic mite or the effect it has on colonies it infests.
Red dwarf honey bee colony
The taxonomy of the parasitic mites of honey bees. Tropilaelaps naturally infest the giant Asian honey bee species (A. dorsata and A. laboriosa), Euvarroa naturally infest the dwarf honey bee species (A. florea and A. andreniformis) and Varroa naturally infest the Eastern honey bee (A. cerana).
Map sowing the natural distribution of the red dwarf honey bee (A. florea) and black dwarf honey bee (A. andreniformis) in the shaded areas. The red dwarf honey bee has been intercepted and is established in many countries outside of it's natural range. In western Australia Euvarroa sinhai has been detected in the red dwarf honey bee colonies.
Red dwarf honey bee (Apis florea)