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ACARINE disease, sometimes still known as ‘Isle of Wight disease’, as its name implies is caused by the invasion by the mite Acarapis woodi of the thoracic tracheæ of the adult honeybee. Although no longer epidemic, this complaint still causes the complete destruction of many colonies of bees annually and the serious weakening of many others.
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BUTLER, C. A Possible New Cure for Acarine Disease of Honeybees. Nature 148, 86 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1038/148086a0
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