Comparative testing of different methods for evaluation of Varroa destructor infestation of honey bee colonies
Different methods for evaluation of the degree of Varroa destructor infestation of honey bee colonies were tested. The methods using in vivo evaluation were the most sparing for the bees but less precise. The methods using evaluation with the killing of the bees or brood were the most precise but le...
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| author | Nikolay D. Dobrynin Mario Colombo Francesca Romana Eördegh |
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| description | Different methods for evaluation of the degree of Varroa destructor infestation of honey bee colonies were tested. The methods using in vivo evaluation were the most sparing for the bees but less precise. The methods using evaluation with the killing of the bees or brood were the most precise but less sparing for bees. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4cf2786e3abd41a6a1babe081b37ca5c2022-12-22T03:11:20ZengPAGEPress PublicationsJournal of Entomological and Acarological Research2038-324X2279-70842011-09-0143332333010.4081/jear.2011.323154Comparative testing of different methods for evaluation of Varroa destructor infestation of honey bee coloniesNikolay D. Dobrynin0Mario Colombo1Francesca Romana Eördegh2Department of Plant Protection, Voronezh State A gricultural UniversityDipartimento di Protezione dei Sistemi Agroalimentare e Urbano e valorizzazione delle Biodiversità- DiPSA, Università degli Studi di MilanoDipartimento di Protezione dei Sistemi Agroalimentare e Urbano e valorizzazione delle Biodiversità- DiPSA, Università degli Studi di MilanoDifferent methods for evaluation of the degree of Varroa destructor infestation of honey bee colonies were tested. The methods using in vivo evaluation were the most sparing for the bees but less precise. The methods using evaluation with the killing of the bees or brood were the most precise but less sparing for bees.http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/article/view/358Infestation, evaluation, precise, destructive or sparing methods. |
| spellingShingle | Nikolay D. Dobrynin Mario Colombo Francesca Romana Eördegh Comparative testing of different methods for evaluation of Varroa destructor infestation of honey bee colonies Journal of Entomological and Acarological Research Infestation, evaluation, precise, destructive or sparing methods. |
| title | Comparative testing of different methods for evaluation of Varroa destructor infestation of honey bee colonies |
| title_full | Comparative testing of different methods for evaluation of Varroa destructor infestation of honey bee colonies |
| title_fullStr | Comparative testing of different methods for evaluation of Varroa destructor infestation of honey bee colonies |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative testing of different methods for evaluation of Varroa destructor infestation of honey bee colonies |
| title_short | Comparative testing of different methods for evaluation of Varroa destructor infestation of honey bee colonies |
| title_sort | comparative testing of different methods for evaluation of varroa destructor infestation of honey bee colonies |
| topic | Infestation, evaluation, precise, destructive or sparing methods. |
| url | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/jear/article/view/358 |
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