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Varroa sensitive hygiene

About: Varroa sensitive hygiene is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 714 publications have been published within this topic receiving 24928 citations. The topic is also known as: VSH.


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01 Jan 2006
TL;DR: Not the racial origin of the worker brood, but the distance between the larva and the cell rim affected the invasion response of the Varroa mites to worker brood cells, and possibilities to obtain less attractive brood via selection seem to be limited.
Abstract: Reproduction of the Varroa mite only occurs inside capped brood cells of honey bees. Therefore, invasion into brood cells is crucial for the mite’s reproduction and the rate of invasion will affect the growth of the mite population. We investigated the invasion response of the mites to drone or worker larvae of different honey bee races, because selection for less attractive brood may help Varroa mite control. We compared attractiveness of brood cells in 3 or 6 hour intervals before cell capping, because invasion response of the mites increased strongly with the age of both worker and drone larvae. The results suggest that not the racial origin of the worker brood, but the distance between the larva and the cell rim affected the invasion response of the Varroa mites to worker brood cells. Possibilities to obtain less attractive brood via selection seem to be limited.

3 citations

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TL;DR: The reproductive behaviour of the mite Varroa jacobsoni was investigated during the summer months in Apis mellifera syriaca colonies in Irbid, Jordan by examining the progeny of the female mother mites in worker and drone cells.
Abstract: The reproductive behaviour of the mite Varroa jacobsoni was investigated during the summer months in Apis mellifera syriaca colonies in Irbid, Jordan. Reproductive rates for mites reaching adulthood were estimated by examining the progeny of the female mother mites in worker and drone cells. The proportions of non-reproducing mites in the worker and drone brood were 9.8% and 4.9%, respectively. The reproductive rate was 2.72 for mites in worker cells and 3.35 for mites in drone cells. The percentage of infested brood with adult mite daughters was 43.9 % for worker and 55% for drone broods. The rate for females reaching adulthood from each original female mite was 0.75 for worker and 1.41 for drone brood.

3 citations

Patent
12 Jan 1984
TL;DR: Methone is an agent for the protection against the honey bee parasite Varroa jacobsoni and its offspring as mentioned in this paper, and it is used to protect honey bees from the parasite.
Abstract: Methone is an agent for the protection against the honey bee parasite Varroa jacobsoni and its offspring.

3 citations


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