Varroa destructor, the Varroa mite, is an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on honey bees and is one of the most damaging honey bee pests... 38 KB (4,443 words) - 21:14, 27 April 2024 |
Drone (bee) (section Varroa destructor) enough semen from enough drones. Varroa destructor, a parasitic mite, propagates within the brood cell of bees. The Varroa mite prefers drone brood as it... 15 KB (2,091 words) - 20:02, 25 February 2024 |
Varroa sensitive hygiene (VSH) is a behavioral trait of honey bees (Apis mellifera) in which bees detect and remove bee pupae that are infested by the... 7 KB (803 words) - 01:00, 10 March 2024 |
Varroa jacobsoni is a species of mite that parasitises Apis cerana (Asian honey bees). The more damaging Varroa destructor was previously included under... 8 KB (783 words) - 16:36, 6 March 2024 |
Colony collapse disorder (section Varroa mites) pesticides, infections with various pathogens, especially those transmitted by Varroa and Acarapis mites, malnutrition, genetic factors, immunodeficiencies, loss... 138 KB (15,458 words) - 13:36, 26 April 2024 |
discovered to be varroa resistant. In Finland (Lundén Apiaries) and Sweden (Österlund Apiaries) there are buckfast strains confirmed to be varroa resistant by... 20 KB (2,620 words) - 10:51, 16 April 2024 |
Russian honey bee (section Varroa mite) Russian honey bees. These stocks are bred and DNA tested for resistance to Varroa mites and increased honey production. Their charge is as follows: "The primary... 10 KB (1,017 words) - 22:56, 16 October 2023 |
miticides Oxalic acid is used by some beekeepers against the parasitic varroa mite. Organophosphate miticides Diatomaceous earth will also kill mites... 7 KB (704 words) - 17:50, 16 March 2023 |
Varroa underwoodi is a mite that feeds on honey bees. It is an external parasite of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), Asian honey bee (A. cerana)... 3 KB (264 words) - 09:57, 17 November 2023 |
Diseases of the honey bee or abnormal hive conditions include: Varroa destructor and V. jacobsoni are parasitic mites that feed on the fat bodies of adult... 66 KB (7,646 words) - 10:28, 15 April 2024 |
Varroa rindereri is an external parasitic mite that feeds on honey bees. The only known honey bee species it feeds on is Apis koschevnikovi de Guzman,... 2 KB (124 words) - 20:14, 27 November 2023 |
been shown to have strong acaricidal properties, being effective against Varroa destructor in populations of honey bees. Lithium chloride is used as an... 14 KB (1,012 words) - 04:57, 17 January 2024 |
Western honey bees are threatened by pests and diseases, especially the Varroa mite and colony collapse disorder. There are indications that the species... 95 KB (11,408 words) - 11:23, 28 April 2024 |
miticide against the tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi) and the Varroa destructor mite and Varroa jacobsoni mite. Formic acid can be used in a fuel cell. It... 38 KB (3,909 words) - 11:41, 25 March 2024 |
THYMOVAR is a product to control the Varroa mite (Varroa destructor) on bees (Apis mellifera) and contains the essential oil thymol. THYMOVAR contains... 4 KB (446 words) - 11:42, 2 December 2023 |
Honey bee (section Varroa mites) of the honeycombs. Chemical fumigants, particularly CO2, are also used. Varroa mites are arguably the biggest threat to honey bees in the United States... 95 KB (11,245 words) - 18:03, 27 April 2024 |
Honey extractor Queen excluder Jenter kit Parasites and diseases Varroa destructor Varroa sensitive hygiene Small hive beetle Waxworm American foulbrood... 36 KB (4,321 words) - 10:21, 28 April 2024 |
feeds on small arthropods such as psocids, fruit flies and mites such as Varroa. Males maintain small mating territories, few centimeters in size. When... 8 KB (803 words) - 11:05, 20 February 2024 |