Effect of Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman infestation on Apis mellifera L. adults
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Maximum incidence of Varrosis on adults of Apis mellifera L. (8%) was recorded in second fortnight of May 2008 corresponds to the peak in V. destructor population. Percent deformity was calculated by observing 100 adult bees. Deformity in adult bees was low which ranged between 0.0 to 3.0 per cent with an average of 0.52 per cent. Significant positive correlation (r = 0.77) was calculated between per cent mite infestation and per cent bee deformity which revealed that with increase in mite infestation, there was a corresponding increase in deformity of bees.
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Adult bees, Apis mellifera, Deformity, Varroa destructor
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Macedo, P.A., Wa, J. and Ellis, M.D. (2002). Using inert dusts to detect and assess Varroa infestations in honey bee colonies. Journal of Apicultural Research, 40(1-2): 3-7.
Martin, S.J., Highfield, A.C., Brettell, L., Villalobos, E.M., Budge, G.C., Powell, M., Nikaido, S. and Schroeded, D.C.(2012). Global honey bee viral landscape altered by a parasitic mite. Science, 336: 1304-1306.
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Salvy, M., Martin, C., Bagnères, A.G., Provost, E. and Roux, M. (2001). Modifications of the cuticular hydrocarbon profile of Apis mellifera worker bees in the presence of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa jacobsoni in brood cells Parasitology, 122: 145–159.
Sammataro, D., Gerson,U. and Needham G. (2000). Parasitic mites of honey bees: life history, implications, and impact. Annual Review of Entomology, 45: 519–548.
Schulz, A.E. (1984). Reproduction und Populationsentwicklung der parasitischen Milbe Varroa jacobsoni Oud. in Abhangigkeit vom Brutzyklus ihren Wirtes Apis mellifera L. Apidology, 15: 401 -420.
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Effect of Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman infestation on Apis mellifera L. adults. (2013). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 5(2), 455-458. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v5i2.353
