Ability to Respond Total:16 / 25Ability to Respond = ( Ease of Response + Tools in Place )
Confidence:High
Confidence Notes:
Impact
Spread
Notes
Score
Spread Rate
The honey bee mite moves with the honey bee host/brood which is commonly moved throughout the world.
5
Spread Amount
Native to Asia and could live anywhere the bee host exists.
5
Damage
Notes
Score
Ecological
Parasite of honeybee brood only, causes brood mortality or reduced longevity of adult bees that survive brood stage. Thrives as long as brood is present, causes heavy losses to apiarists and growers, native plants/ecological systems would be affected.
3
Agricultural
As described above, the mite would negatively impact honey bees and pollination critical to agriculture.
4
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
Backyard hobbyist beekeepers would also be impacted.
2
Health
0
Benefit
Notes
Score
Ecological
0
Agricultural
0
Infrastructure
0
Cultural
0
Health
0
Total
19
Ability to Respond
Ease of Response
Notes
Score
Detection
Difficult to detect.
3
Control
Difficult to control without affecting bee performance/survival.
3
Tools in Place
Notes
Score
Entry
USDA regulated pest list.
5
Control
USDA regulated pest list.
5
Outreach
Little to no publicity of this pest in CA outside of the scientific community.
