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- Title
NEW ASPECTS REGARDING GROOMING ANTIVARROA BEHAVIOUR OF APIS MELLIFERA CARPATICA.
- Authors
CHIOVEANU, GABRIELA; DOBRESCU, CONSTANTIN; DOBRE, GHEORGHE
- Abstract
Grooming behaviour of the race Apis meHifera carpatica in relation to Varroa destructor was studied in an experimental apiary. There are two behaviors of the honey bee related to Varroa mite: hygienic behavior and grooming behavior. Studies have shown that Apis meHifera carpatica colonies remove worker brood infested with Varroa destructor mites from the nest (hygienic behavior), and groom the mites off themselves and from other adult bees (grooming behavior). Preliminary research revealed the connection between the treatments against Varroa with an organic product based on oxalic acid and an increased level of grooming behaviour of the honey bee under these circumstances. Three different types of parasitic mite chitin lesions have been observed by laboratory exams. This paper presents these three types of Varroa mite lesions and their natural causes.
- Subjects
GROOMING behavior in animals; CAPE honeybee; VARROA destructor; APIARIES; BROOD parasites
- Publication
Economics, Management & Financial Markets, 2011, Vol 6, Issue 1, p1179
- ISSN
1842-3191
- Publication type
Article