Survey Study on Ectoparasite of Honey Bees Apis meltefera in Benghazi and Adjasent Area of Al-Jabal Al- Akhdar

A survey study conducted on 10 apariares in benghazi area including the first escapment of al-jabal al-akhdar. results indicate that honey bee infected by three species of mites. varroa destructor, tropilaelaps clareae, tyrophagus putrescentiae. v. destructor accounted for 88.78% of the total samples. the mean of the total parasites collected throughout the study period was 0.3683±0.003327. the highest mean was recorded in june, 0.5317±0.005871 and the lowest was in february 0.1717±0.0055. statistical analysis show significant differences between months, seasons, apariers and regions