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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bees/bee_louse.htm ''Braula coeca'', bee louse] on the [[University of Florida]] / [[Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences]] ''Featured Creatures'' website
*[http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bees/bee_louse.htm ''Braula coeca'', bee louse] on the [[University of Florida]] / [[Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences]] ''Featured Creatures'' website
*[http://photo.bees.net/gallery/otherpest/beelouse Photograph of a bee louse]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081025012733/http://photo.bees.net:80/gallery/otherpest/beelouse Photograph of a bee louse]


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Braula
Braula coeca
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Braula

Nitzsch, 1818
Type species
Braula coeca[1]
Nitzsch, 1818
Species

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Synonyms
  • Entomibia Costa, 1846[1]
  • Melittomyia Bigot, 1885

Braula is a genus of flies (Diptera) in the family Braulidae or bee lice. These are very unusual flies, wingless and flattened, and barely recognizable as Diptera. Braula coeca Nitzsch is a pest of honey bees. The larvae tunnel through the wax honeycomb and the adults are found on the bodies of honey bees. There is some debate as to whether the bee louse causes damage to the honey bee. These flies sometimes can be found at places where bees congregate such as flowers or salt licks, waiting to grab onto hosts from uninfested nests. Braula is cosmopolitan and about 1.6 mm in length.

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References

  1. ^ a b Papp, L (1984). Soós, Árpád; Papp, Lazlo (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Diptera (Print). Vol. 10. Amsterdam: Elsevier. pp. 178–180. ISBN 0-444-99601-X. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authorn-link= (help)
  2. ^ Dobson, J.R. (1999). "Bee-louse Braula schmitzi Örösi-Pál (Diptera: Braulidae) new to the British Isles, and the status of Braula spp. in England and Wales". British Journal of Entomology and Natural History. 11. British Entomological and Natural History Society: 139–148. {{cite journal}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)