Longevity of Africanized Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Infested by Varroa jacobsoni (Parasitiformes: Varroidae)

Jong, David De; Jong, Paula H. De

doi:10.1093/jee/76.4.766

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“…On the other hand, in low to moderate mite infestations, many of the parasitized workers survive long enough to forage for their colonies. In this case, Schneider and Drescher (1987) reported decreases in survival rate of bees beyond 25 days, proportionally related to the level of infestation they suffered during their immature stages and particularly during late summer (De Jong and De Jong, 1983;Kovac and Crailsheim, 1988;Moretto et al, 1991). Nevertheless, no firm relationship has been demonstrated between the level of mite parasitism and the mean life expectancy of a bee.…”

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Varroa destructor infestation impact on Apis mellifera carnica capped worker brood production, bee population and honey storage in a Mediterranean climate

Murilhas

2002

Apidologie

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-This study investigated the impact of Varroa destructor infestation on the amount of capped worker brood, the adult bee population and honey production of authenticated Apis mellifera carnica colonies kept in a Mediterranean climate. For this purpose, colonies were set-up and either maintained mite-free or artificially mite-infested and allowed to develop an infestation. Periodical evaluations of those colonies unravelled the pattern of the previously mentioned variables across the season, and allowed for comparative numerical analyses. Progressive reductions on the amount of capped worker brood, bee population and honey storage in mite-infested colonies only became increasingly evident during spring and summer, apparently associated with impressive mite population increases. By the end of the experiment, mite-infested colonies showed a unitary average reduction of 45% in the amount of capped honey they stored, meaning an average annual loss of Ϸ 24 kg of honey per colony. However, the amount of capped honey stored per bee and day was found to be independent from colony V. destructor status, indicating a lack of direct effect of mite infestation on honey hoarding behaviour.Varroa destructor / Apis mellifera /population dynamics / honey production

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Varroa destructor infestation impact on Apis mellifera carnica capped worker brood production, bee population and honey storage in a Mediterranean climate

Murilhas

2002

Apidologie

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“…Brood viability is also affected by colony size, which in turn affects the capacity of the bees to maintain optimal temperature and humidity conditions in the brood nest (Sakagami and Fukuda 1968;Garófalo 1977). Worker longevity is also affected by climatic conditions, availability of pollen and nectar, the adult bee population and brood area (Malone et al 1995), infestation by Varroa destructor (De Jong and De Jong 1983), the race of the bees (Doull 1980), and royal jelly production capacity (Azevedo 1996).…”

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Increased brood viability and longer lifespan of honeybees selected for propolis production

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-Propolis has been proposed to affect honeybee health. To test this hypothesis, we initially evaluated propolis production in 36 honeybee colonies. The three highest (HP) and three lowest propolis-producing (LP) colonies had mean yields of 16.0 and 0.64 g, respectively. Queens and drones from these parental colonies were crossed by artificial insemination to produce five colonies each of the following crosses: HP♀×HP♂, HP♀× LP♂, LP♀×HP♂, and LP♀×LP♂. Colonies headed by HP♀×HP♂ queens produced 34 times more propolis than those headed by LP♀×LP♂ queens and five times more than those from the other two crosses. Newly emerged bees were marked to measure longevity, and egg and brood counts were made to determine brood survival rates. The colonies with queens derived from crosses between high-propolis-producing colonies had significantly higher brood viability and greater worker bee longevity. We conclude that colonies that collect more propolis are healthier and have longer-living bees.controlled mating / propolis / brood viability / longevity

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“…Infestation of the bee brood with a large number of mites resulted in the formation of adults with malformed wings, underdeveloped / short abdomen (Haragsim, 1973;De Jong et al, 1982;Marcangeli et al, 1992) and underdeveloped hypopharyngeal glands (Schneider and Drescher, 1987). It was also demonstrated that, apart from the lower weight at hatching, honeybees parasitized with V. destructor in their pupal stages have reduced life spans compared to unparasitized bees (De Jong et al, 1982;De Jong and De Jong, 1983;Schneider and Drescher, 1987).…”

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The energy and nutritional demand of the parasitic life of the mite Varroa destructor

2004

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-The energy metabolism and nutritional demand of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman was investigated by calorimetry, respirometry and resource utilization rate. Mites from different sexes and developmental stages of the western honeybee Apis mellifera were monitored in the absence of the host. Energy metabolism of the mites, calculated from the rate of heat production, was an insignificant factor in the cause of honeybee colony death. The metabolic rates of mites ranged from 1.1% to 2.4% of that of the bee pupa depending on the infestation level. But the nutritional demand of the mites was very high, owing to their inefficient metabolic machinery, utilizing up to 25% of the nutritional reserves of the pupae accumulated in tissue during the larval stage. The feeding of the mites contributes to the malformation and weakening of the bees and eventually of the colony.Varroa destructor / calorimetry / respirometry / heat production rate / host-parasite relationships / Apis mellifera

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Longevity of Africanized Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Infested by Varroa jacobsoni (Parasitiformes: Varroidae)

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Varroa destructor infestation impact on Apis mellifera carnica capped worker brood production, bee population and honey storage in a Mediterranean climate

Varroa destructor infestation impact on Apis mellifera carnica capped worker brood production, bee population and honey storage in a Mediterranean climate

Increased brood viability and longer lifespan of honeybees selected for propolis production

The energy and nutritional demand of the parasitic life of the mite Varroa destructor

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