A comparison of the reproductive ability of Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata:Varroidae) in worker and drone brood of Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera)

2007 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael A. Calderón ◽  
Luis G. Zamora ◽  
Johan W. Van Veen ◽  
Mariela V. Quesada
2007 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 949-952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco E. Carneiro ◽  
Rogelio R. Torres ◽  
Roger Strapazzon ◽  
Sabrina A. Ramírez ◽  
José C.V. Guerra Jr ◽  
...  

2012 ◽  
Vol 64 (5) ◽  
pp. 1194-1199 ◽  
Author(s):  
F.A. Pinto ◽  
A. Puker ◽  
L.M.R.C. Barreto ◽  
D. Message

In Brazil, the ectoparasitic mite of bees Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman (Acari: Varroidae) remains at low levels of infestation causing no major damage. However, with the introduction and possible dominance of a new haplotype (K) of the mite, usually found in areas with high infestation rates (IR), it is necessary to monitor and select beehives that are resistant to the pest in order to avoid future problems. Several factors are listed as potentially being responsible for the dynamics of mite infestation, among which hygienic behavior (HB) stands out. In this context we sought to evaluate the HB of Africanized honey bees Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) compared with the mite IR in apiaries of two municipalities of southeastern Brazil (Taubaté and Viçosa). For the municipality of Taubaté, the average IR was 4.9% (3.4 to 5.8%), while the HB averaged 98.6% (96 to 100%). In Viçosa, the average mite IR was found to be 10.0% (5.4 to 21.0%) with an average value for HB of 57.7% (0 to 79.0%). Results from this research show that IR and HB were negatively correlated (R = -0.9627, P<0.01), suggesting that hives with higher HB have lower IR.


2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 281-297 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Calderón ◽  
J. W. van Veen ◽  
M. J. Sommeijer ◽  
L. A. Sanchez

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 198-203
Author(s):  
Aline Patricia Turcatto ◽  
Marcia Cavichio Issa ◽  
Michelle Manfrini Morais ◽  
Rosana Almeida

O ácaro Varroa destructor (Anderson & Trueman) tem sido, até hoje, uma das pragas que mais causa danos à apicultura mundial, isolada ou associada a outras doenças apícolas. Foram avaliados os índices de infestação por V. destructor em operárias adultas e em células de cria para averiguar como esses índices variam, no outono e início de inverno, em um apiário de abelhas africanizadas localizado em uma região com clima tropical e alimento na natureza, uma vez que outono é a estação onde ocorrem maiores infestações. As amostras foram coletadas em 2005 (maio e junho) em 2007 (abril e junho) no apiário experimental da Universidade de Franca-UNIFRAN em Restinga-SP. Os índices médios de infestação em crias foram maiores em maio/2005 (12,44%) do que em junho/2005 (7,78%) e também foram maiores em abril/2007 (3%) do que em junho/2007 (0%); diferenças não estatisticamente significantes. Os índices médios de infestação em operárias adultas foram menores em maio/2005 (0,95%) do que em junho/2005 (1,90%) e também menores em abril/2007 (0,90%) do que em junho/2007 (4,43%); diferença estatisticamente significante em 2007 (P=0,031). Essa tendência de variação das médias em adultos e crias, durante os meses de outono e início de inverno, foi a mesma nos índices individuais em todas as colônias analisadas em 2005 e 2007 (exceto colônia 11/2005). Com relação às infestações em abelhas africanizadas observamos ainda: muitas colônia apresentaram índice 0% de infestação; algumas apresentaram infestações maiores do que outras, cujos índices em crias diminuíram já em junho. Em junho, quase início do inverno, seria esperado ainda encontrar índices mais elevados de infestação (e até mortalidade), em adultos como em crias, mas a infestação em crias começou baixar já em junho nesse apiário. Isso pode estar sendo uma constante nas abelhas africanizadas que mesmo passando por situações críticas no outono/inverno, quando as temperaturas baixam e ocorre diminuição de alimento na natureza, voltam a se recuperar quando as temperaturas se elevam, principalmente se há alimento disponível, como Restinga-SP, que está em uma mata de cerrado cercada por cana-de-açúcar, cuja safra inicia em março/abril. Assim, parece que suas colônias se recuperaram mais rápido das infestações de outono/inverno do que colônias em outras localidades. Incidence of the Mite Varroa destructor (Anderson & Trueman) (Mesostigmata: Varroidae), in Adult Worker Bees and Brood Cells of Africanized Honey Bees, Apis mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in the Franca Region of São Paulo State in Brazil Abstract. The mite Varroa destructor (Anderson & Trueman), has been, until now, one of the pest that causes more damage to the beekeeping worldwide, alone or associated with another bee diseases. Several factors affects the variation of the indexes of infestation and reproduction, such as climate, bee breed, development time, hygienic behavior; being that temperature is a environmental variable that acts on the variation of these indexes: the infestation increases in the colder months and decrease in warmer months, so in the months of autumn and winter occurs the biggest infestation by varroa in the beehives. Were evaluated the indexes of infestation by V. destructor on adult worker and brood cells to ascertain how these indexes rates, in months of autumn, in an africanized bees apiary located in region of Cerrado, surrounded by plantations of sugar cane, with a tropical climate and food in nature. The sample was collected in two years, in the months of May and June 2005 and April and June 2007 in the Experimental Apiary of Franca University-UNIFRAN, located in the municipality of Restiga-SP.  The medium indexes of infestation in broods were higher in May/2005 (12.44%) than June/2005 (7.78%), were also higher in April/2007 (3%) than in June/2007 (0%); all the differences weren’t statistically significant. The medium indexes of infestation in adult workers were lesser in May/2005 (0.95%) than June/2005 (1.90%) and lesser in April/2007 (0.90%) than in June/2007 (4.43%); the difference observed in 2005 was not statistically significant, unlike that observed in 2007 (P=0.031).  


2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 7282-7293 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.A. Medina-Flores ◽  
E. Guzmán-Novoa ◽  
M.M. Hamiduzzaman ◽  
C.F. Aréchiga-Flores ◽  
M.A. López-Carlos

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 216
Author(s):  
Matthieu Guichard ◽  
Benoît Droz ◽  
Evert W. Brascamp ◽  
Adrien von Virag ◽  
Markus Neuditschko ◽  
...  

For the development of novel selection traits in honey bees, applicability under field conditions is crucial. We thus evaluated two novel traits intended to provide resistance against the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor and to allow for their straightforward implementation in honey bee selection. These traits are new field estimates of already-described colony traits: brood recapping rate (‘Recapping’) and solidness (‘Solidness’). ‘Recapping’ refers to a specific worker characteristic wherein they reseal a capped and partly opened cell containing a pupa, whilst ‘Solidness’ assesses the percentage of capped brood in a predefined area. According to the literature and beekeepers’ experiences, a higher recapping rate and higher solidness could be related to resistance to V. destructor. During a four-year field trial in Switzerland, the two resistance traits were assessed in a total of 121 colonies of Apis mellifera mellifera. We estimated the repeatability and the heritability of the two traits and determined their phenotypic correlations with commonly applied selection traits, including other putative resistance traits. Both traits showed low repeatability between different measurements within each year. ‘Recapping’ had a low heritability (h2 = 0.04 to 0.05, depending on the selected model) and a negative phenotypic correlation to non-removal of pin-killed brood (r = −0.23). The heritability of ‘Solidness’ was moderate (h2 = 0.24 to 0.25) and did not significantly correlate with resistance traits. The two traits did not show an association with V. destructor infestation levels. Further research is needed to confirm the results, as only a small number of colonies was evaluated.


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