Effectiveness of Acaricidal Treatments against Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) Affecting Honey Bee, Apis mellifera L. Colonies

Dar, Showkat Ahmad; Ahmad, Sheikh Bilal

doi:10.20546/ijcmas.2017.602.176

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“…Investigations show that the acaricidal effect of thymol is low in the presence of brood, but high in the absence of brood (Akyol and Yeninar, 2008;Rosenkranz et al, 2010). Thymol has been used by a number of researchers to reduce mite infestations (Calderone, 1999;Cengiz, 2012;Brasesco et al, 2016;Dar et al, 2017). According to Giacomelli et al (2016), biotechnical methods are sustainable approaches for mite treatment.…”

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Effectiveness of combining certain biotechnical methods with thymol treatment against Varroa destructor infestation

Cengiz¹

2018

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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In this study, the effectiveness of combining various biotechnical methods with thymol was investigated against the mite, Varroa destructor during late summer. Experimental colonies were randomly selected and six study groups were formed with nine colonies in each group. Experimental colonies were created as follows: colonies of renewed queen bees (RQ); colonies in which the queen is trapped on one comb, but worker bees can come and go to carry out their duties (CT); colonies in which ten grams of powdered thymol was added to 90 g of the bee cake, and 100 g of the bee cake with thymol was applied to the colonies (TY); colonies in which the requeen method plus the thymol method were used (RQ+TY); colonies in which the comb trapping method plus the thymol method were used (CT+TY); and untreated control colonies (CC). During the late summer period, the mite infestation level, sealed brood areas, bee population, and effectiveness of applications were determined in the groups. There was no significant difference in the infestation rate, sealed brood areas, and bee populations in the treatment groups before brood interruption. The efficacy of the requeen method, the comb trapping method, the thymol method, the requeen plus thymol method, and comb trapping plus other groups against V. destructor infestation were 40.23, 39.76, 80.45, 98.28 and 97.93%, respectively. These results showed that combining biotechnical methods with thymol is a safe, easy and effective alternative to late summer therapy against V. destructor.

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Effectiveness of combining certain biotechnical methods with thymol treatment against Varroa destructor infestation

Cengiz¹

2018

Afr. J. Agric. Res.

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Varroa Mücadelesi̇nde Senteti̇k Ve Organi̇k Akari̇si̇tleri̇n Kullanim Olanaklari

Demirel¹,

Keskin²,

Kumral³

2019

Uludağ Arıcılık Dergisi

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Bal arılarının en önemli paraziti olan Varroa spp., bal arıların hemolenfini emerek koloninin zayıflamasına, ileri aşamalarda ise diğer hastalıklara karşı daha duyarlı hale gelmesine ve koloninin sönmesine sebep olmaktadır. Bu zararlı ile mücadele de birçok ruhsatlı kimyasal preparat Varroa mücadelesinde etkili olmakta, ancak aynı etken maddenin yoğun kullanılması parazitin bu kimyasallara karşı bağışıklık kazanmasına neden olmaktadır. Bu kimyasalların bilinçsiz kullanımı arıların sağlıklarını tehdit ettiği gibi arı ürünlerinde kalıntı bırakarak insan sağlığını da tehlikeye sokmaktadır. Son yıllarda araştırmalar, doğada kolay parçalanan doğal bileşikler oldukları için ve kimyasal kalıntı bırakmaması ve bağışıklık oluşturmaması gibi özelliklerinden dolayı bitkisel orjinli preparatlara odaklanmıştır. Bazı esansiyel yağ asitleri ile Varroa mücadelesinde başlıca thymol, oksalik asit ve kekik [(Thymus caucasicus) (Lamiaceae)] yağı olmakla beraber çördük [(Hyssopus officinalis L.) (Lamiaceae)] otu yağı, laktik asit, kostik asit, karanfil [(Syzygium aromaticum L. (Myrtaceae)] yağı, okaliptüs [(Eucalyptus globulus) (Myrtaceae)] yağı ve nane [(Mentha piperita) (Lamiaceae)] özütü gibi hem sadece özüt hemde bunların karışımı ile yapılan preparatlar kullanılmakta ve başarılı sonuçlar alınmaktadır. Bu derleme çalışmasında hem sentetik kimyasalların etkinliği ve bazı olumsuz etkilerinden bahsedilirken, aynı zamanda bu organik etken maddelerin Varroa ve bal arıları üzerindeki kullanım olanaklarına da değinilecektir.Düzeltme: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/uluaricilik/issue/54707/764600

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Effectiveness of Acaricidal Treatments against Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) Affecting Honey Bee, Apis mellifera L. Colonies

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Effectiveness of combining certain biotechnical methods with thymol treatment against Varroa destructor infestation

Effectiveness of combining certain biotechnical methods with thymol treatment against Varroa destructor infestation

Varroa Mücadelesi̇nde Senteti̇k Ve Organi̇k Akari̇si̇tleri̇n Kullanim Olanaklari

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