Natural selection of Varroa jacobsoni explains the differential reproductive strategies in colonies of Apis cerana and Apis mellifera

Boot, W.J.; Calis, J.N.M.; Beetsma, J.; Hai, Dong Minh; Lan, Nguyen Kim; Toan, Tran Van; Trung, Le Quang; Minh, Nguyen Hung

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-1343-6_24

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“…This result confirms previous observations that bees usually react to Varroa-infested brood cells within a few days following infestation (Bär and Rosenkranz, 1992;Boecking et al, 1992;Moretto et al, 1993;Guerra et al, 2000). Others (Vandame, 1996; Corrêa-Marques and De Jong, 1998;Boot et al, 1999), however, described maximal rates of removal only after four to seven days. Possibly this disparity is due to secondary virus infections transmitted by the mite which only provide strong stimuli for removal reactions several days after infection of the larvae (Boecking and Spivak, 1999).…”

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confidence: 80%

“…Varroa-specific hygienic reactions seem to be more complex and include repeated uncapping and resealing of infested brood cells (Bär and Rosenkranz, 1992;Rosenkranz et al, 1993;Boecking and Spivak, 1999;Boot et al, 1999). This may arise from the participation of several worker bees which may be specialized in different hygienic tasks (Boecking and Spivak, 1999).…”

Section: Different Components Of Varroaspecific Hygienic Behaviormentioning

confidence: 99%

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A comparison of the hygienic response of Africanized and European (Apis mellifera carnica) honey bees to Varroa-infested brood in tropical Brazil

2000

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In order to examine the significance of hygienic behavior for the tolerance to varroosis of Africanized honey bees, they were compared with non-tolerant Carniolans in tropical Brazil. Capped worker brood cells were artificially infested with living Varroa mites, and inspected some days later. Uncapping, disappearance of the introduced mite and removal of the pupa were recorded in a total of manipulated 3,096 cells during three summer seasons. The hygienic response varied between Africanized and Carniolan colonies, but this difference was significant only in one year, during which Africanized honey bees removed a significantly greater proportion of Varroa mites than European honey bees. A high proportion of the mites disappeared from artificially infested brood cells without damage to the pupae. The opening of the cell and the removal of the bee brood are independent traits of a graded response by adult workers towards mite-infested brood cells. We found a higher between-colony variation in the reaction towards Varroa-infested brood of Africanized honey bees compared to Carniolans. The overall similar response of the two bee types indicates that hygienic behavior is not a key factor in the tolerance to varroosis of Africanized bees in Brazil.
Com o intuito de examinar o significado do comportamento higiênico na tolerância à varroose de abelhas africanizadas, elas foram comparadas com as não tolerantes Cárnicas no Brasil tropical. Células de cria de operárias operculadas foram artificialmente infestadas com ácaros Varroa vivos e inspecionadas alguns dias depois. Desoperculação, desaparecimento dos ácaros introduzidos e remoção da pupa foram anotados em um total de 3096 células manipuladas durante três verões. A resposta higiênica variou entre as colônias africanizadas e de Cárnicas, mas esta diferença foi significante apenas em um ano, durante o qual as abelhas africanizadas removeram uma proporção significantemente maior de ácaros Varroa que as abelhas européias. Uma grande porporção de ácaros desapareceram das células das crias artificialmente infestadas, sem danos às pupas. A abertura da célula e remoção das crias das abelhas são características independentes de uma resposta graduada por parte de operárias adultas com relação a células de crias infestadas por ácaros. Nós encontramos uma variação maior entre colônias na reação de abelhas africanizadas à cria infestada por Varroa, quando comparadas a abelhas Cárnicas. A resposta geralmente similar dos dois tipos de abelhas indica que o comportamento higiênico não é um fator importante na tolerância à varroose de abelhas africanizadas no Brasil

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Section: Different Components Of Varroaspecific Hygienic Behaviormentioning

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A comparison of the hygienic response of Africanized and European (Apis mellifera carnica) honey bees to Varroa-infested brood in tropical Brazil

2000

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“…3, 4). A clear reaction to the odour of mites was also confirmed for A. cerana in India (Rosenkranz et al, 1993;Boot et al, 1999).…”

Section: Different Components Of Hygienic Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 68%

Scent or movement of Varroa destructor mites does not elicit hygienic behaviour by Africanized and Carniolan honey bees

Aumeier

Rosenkranz

2001

Apidologie

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“…Such a relationship is distinguishably missing with the European honeybee. In Asian hive bee colonies, the mite's reproduction is restricted to drone brood (Boot et al 1999). and when mites try to enter worker brood cells, the infested pupa along with the mites are removed by the hygienic behavior of adult bees (Peng et al 1987).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The big difference between the Asian and European bee species is that the mite is able to reproduce in worker brood cells of A. mellifera honeybees (Boot et al 1999). This results in an exponential mite population growth (Fries et al 1994) that can lead to colony death typically within a few years if mite population control is not practiced by beekeepers (Boecking and Genersch 2008).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Natural Varroa mite-surviving Apis mellifera honeybee populations

2015

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-The Varroa destructor mite is the largest threat to apiculture worldwide and has been responsible for devastating losses of wild honeybee populations in Europe and North America. However, Varroa mite-resistant populations of A. mellifera honeybees have been reported and documented around the world with a variety of explanations for their long-term survival with uncontrolled mite infestation. This review synthesizes the work on naturally occurring survival to Varroa mites and discusses what these honeybee populations can signify for apiculture.Varroa destructor / mite resistance / host-parasite adaptations / natural selection / apiculture

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Natural selection of Varroa jacobsoni explains the differential reproductive strategies in colonies of Apis cerana and Apis mellifera

Cited by 17 publications

References 10 publications

A comparison of the hygienic response of Africanized and European (Apis mellifera carnica) honey bees to Varroa-infested brood in tropical Brazil

A comparison of the hygienic response of Africanized and European (Apis mellifera carnica) honey bees to Varroa-infested brood in tropical Brazil

Scent or movement of Varroa destructor mites does not elicit hygienic behaviour by Africanized and Carniolan honey bees

Natural Varroa mite-surviving Apis mellifera honeybee populations

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