Ahmet Onur GİRİŞGİN, Oya GİRİŞGİN, Mark HARVEY

The first record of pseudoscorpions in honeybee hives in Turkey

Three pseudoscorpions identified as Neobisium validum were found in a honeybee hive in Bursa Province of Turkey. They were collected from the bottom of the hive but no relationship between the pseudoscorpions and bees was observed. This case is a first report of pseudoscorpions in a honeybee hive from Turkey.

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Key words: Pseudoscorpions, honeybee, hive, Turkey

The first record of pseudoscorpions in honeybee hives in Turkey

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Key words: Pseudoscorpions, honeybee, hive, Turkey,

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