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- Title
BAL ARILARINDA YAVRU ÇÜRÜKLÜĞÜ VE KİREÇ HASTALIĞINA BAĞLI KOLONİ KAYIPLARI.
- Authors
BORUM, Ebru; ÇAKMAK, İbrahim; ÇAKMAK, Selvinar SEVEN
- Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate colony losses due to the foulbrood and chalkbrood diseases in Bursa province of Turkey in the years of 2011-2013. The totals of 200 Anatolian honey bee (Apis mellifera anatoliaca) colonies were used for the study in Gorukle campus of Uludag University Beekeeping Development Application and Research Center, Bursa. All these colonies were bought from stationary beekeepers in Bursa province and surrounding area in September of the year of 2009.The samples were taken and cultured for identification of foulbrood and chalkbrood. The colonies were monitored for colony losses in winter and spring particularly. The samples for foulbrood and chalkbrood taken were examined by clinical and laboratory methods. Of colonies died in the years of 2011-2012 winter those diagnosed foulbrood about%12.90, and those of % 14 in the years of 2012-13 winter. Of those died colonies in the same years %16,60 died due to chalkbrood diseases. Of those diagnosed foulbrood diseases in the years of 2011-2012 winter season % 80,9 died and % 19.10 survived. The thirteen split colonies that were from foulbrood colonies ten of them died in winter. That is only 20 % of those colonies diagnosed foulbrood survived next year and 80 % died after winter in the spring. This means that foulbrood in the artifical swarms or splits from foulbrood colonies continued to show symptoms of foulbrood and then died. The artifical swarms or splits from foulbrood colonies originated from foulbrood queens continued to show symptoms of foulbrood and then died. As result foulbrood diseases alone or with other factors cause colony losses. Since bee colonies that have heritaged from foulbrood colonies continue to have foulbrood diseases. The result suggests here that foulbrood may have some genetic link.
- Publication
Uludag Bee Journal, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 2, p57
- ISSN
1303-0248
- Publication type
Article