The use of a Habrobracon blunted to protect bee honeycomb

Abstract

The research aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of using the entomophagous of the Habrobracon in honeycombs as a means of biological protection of the land from wax moths. We have conducted studies on the possibility of using organic beekeeping to protect honeycombs from wax moths through Habrobracon. Since the timing of seasonal colonization of wax moths in biological protection is paramount, to get the maximum benefit from using entomophagous, we conducted a two-factor experiment, taking into account the diversity of treatments and the amount of entomophagous used. The group produced entomophagous; 60-70% accounted for females and 30-40% for males. During our research, we formed eleven groups of 19 frames with dry. The authors placed a structure of freshly woven honeycombs with honey residues in the middle of the hive to provide nutrition for imago-entomophagous. The formed groups were identified in 20 frame hives that filled the land. As a result of the peculiarities of the entomophagous to penetrate various holes and cracks, the hives were located apart from each other at a distance allowing to prevent the entomophagous from entering from another pack. No protective treatments were carried out in the control group, and when setting a negative experience along with the dry, frames were placed in the hive, already affected by larvae and wax moth pupae. During the season, the authors visually noted the degree of damage to combs by wax moths. The effectiveness of using Habrobracon as a biological protection of combs was determined by the number of natural frames that flew out, parasitic caterpillars and adults of the wax moth. Assessing the degree of damage to honeycombs by wax moth, it was noted that in variants where the placement of entomophagous was seven pieces or more per m2 with the subsequent settlement of their population according to the research scheme, there were practically no cell lesions. However, it should be noted in some hives, the presence of wax moth larvae is affected by entomophagous. The pest affected the entire land by July-August simultaneously in both the control and group where the negative experience was laid. Our studies convincingly prove the practicality of using the bee’s cells to combat the larva of the wax moth. The entomophagous of the Habrobracon blunted in the amount of 7 pcs/m2 , with the population settling during the season by a 4-fold release of the entomophagous.