Mercedes Delfinado

Mercedes Delfinado
Born (1933-01-16) 16 January 1933
NationalityFilipino
Citizenship American
Alma materCornell University
University of Hawaiʻi
Known forThe study of bee mites
SpouseEdward W. Baker
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship

Mercedes D. Delfinado (born 16 January 1933) is a Filipino acarologist. She is a specialist in bee mites, and published widely on insects of south-east Asia. For over twenty years, she was a Chief Editor for the International Journal of Acarology. Multiple species were named in her honour. In 1962, Delfinado was a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship.