Effects of Terramycin Antibiotic and Apistan Acaricide on Colonies of Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Infested with Varroa jacobsoni (Parasitiformes: Varroidae)

1995 ◽  
Vol 88 (5) ◽  
pp. 1206-1210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith S. Delaplane
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees ◽  
Varroa Jacobsoni

scholarly journals Varroa jacobsoni infestation of adult Africanized and Italian honey bees (Apis mellifera) in mixed colonies in Brazil

1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldo Moretto ◽  
Leonidas João de Mello Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Mite Infestation ◽  
Varroa Jacobsoni ◽  
Africanized Honey Bees ◽  
African Honey Bees ◽  
Africanized Bees ◽  
Bee Colonies ◽  
Different Levels

Different levels of infestation with the mite Varroa jacobsoni have been observed in the various Apis mellifera races. In general, bees of European races are more susceptible to the mite than African honey bees and their hybrids. In Brazil honey bee colonies are not treated against the mite, though apparently both climate and bee race influence the mite infestation. Six mixed colonies were made with Italian and Africanized honey bees. The percentage infestation by this parasite was found to be significantly lower in adult Africanized (1.69 ± 0.44) than Italian bees (2.79 ± 0.65). This ratio was similar to that found in Mexico, even though the Africanized bees tested there had not been in contact with varroa, compared to more than 20 years of the coexistence in Brazil. However, mean mite infestation in Brazil on both kinds of bees was only about a third of that found in Mexico.

scholarly journals Vitellogenesis in Varroa jacobsoni, a parasite of honey bees

1995 ◽  
Vol 19 (7) ◽  
pp. 411-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josefina Steiner ◽  
Peter A. Diehl ◽  
Mich�le Vlimant
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bees ◽  
Varroa Jacobsoni
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