If your bees have Varroa, your bees have viruses.
Authors: Philip A. Moore, Michael E. Wilson, and John A. Skinner
Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, the University of Tennessee, Knoxville TN
Originally Published: August 21, 2014
Varroa mites (Varroa spp.) are a ubiquitous parasite of honey bee (Apis spp.) colonies. They are common nearly everywhere honey bees are found, and every beekeeper should assume they have a Varroa infestation, if they are in a …
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Ingemar Fries presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly Varroa mite control strategy. Ingemar Fries, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden Proceedings of the American Bee Research Conference 2011
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Why SAMPLE in a standard way?
1. Sampling a Colony: Sample 300 adult
bees from one frame containing brood
(eggs, larvae or pupae).
2. 300 bees occupy a volume of 0.42 cup or
100 ml. Be careful! Bees are small, so
small changes in volume leads to large…
Sampling honey bee colonies for Varroa destructor is an extremely important tool for gaining control of Varroa mites.
Why SAMPLE in a standard way?
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The following was presented at the 2010 American Bee Research Conference in Orlando, FL.
1. Afik, O., W.B. Hunter & K.S. Delaplane – EFFECTS OF VARROA MITES AND BEE DISEASES ON POLLINATION EFFICACY OF HONEY BEES – Varroa mites and viral diseases are known to affect the efficiency of crop pollination by honey bees through the elimination of colonies, but only limited information exists on their influence on pollination at sub-lethal levels on the individual bee (Ellis & Delaplane, 2008 …
The following was presented at the 2010 American Bee Research Conference in Orlando, FL.
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The following was presented at the 2010 American Bee Research Conference in Orlando, FL.
3. Andinof, G.K. & G.J. Hunt – A NEW ASSAY TO MEASURE MITE GROOMING BEHAVIOR – Grooming behavior is one of the known mechanisms of defense for honey bees against parasitic mites. Varroa destructor is often considered the biggest beekeeping problem within the U.S. and around the world. Mite-grooming behavior has been described as the ability of the adult bees to remove Varroa mites during grooming …
