The importance of the role played by honey bee pests in the world is becoming more recognized each year, not only because of attention given to the pest species, such as the varroa mite and small hive beetle, but also because of the increasing realization that honey bees are extremely valuable to nature and humanity.The author, Wm. Michael Hood, is Professor Emeritus of Entomology, Emeritus College, Clemson University, South Carolina, USA