Control of Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) on Honeybees by Aromatic Oils and Plant Materials
The effect of several volatile plant oils, plant materials and fluvalinate (Apistan®) strips on the control of the mite Varroa destructor on honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies was studied. The volatile oils were: clove, lavender, peppermint, sage, and thyme. The plant materials were: cumin fruits...
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| description | The effect of several volatile plant oils, plant materials and fluvalinate (Apistan®) strips on the control of the mite Varroa destructor on honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies was studied. The volatile oils were: clove, lavender, peppermint, sage, and thyme. The plant materials were: cumin fruits, eucalyptus leaves, and worm wood flowers. For each tested material, three treatment periods were carried out. Each period lasted for 24 days followed by eight days no-treatment. Within each treatment period, an average of three to six treatments were applied. Dead mites were counted one hour before and after each treatment. An increase in dead mites was recorded for the three treatment periods. It indicated that worm wood flowers, peppermint oil and clove oil treatments gave the best results in the control of Varroa mites but not significantly different than the control. The overall increase in the dead mites was 3.92, 3.62 and 3.34 fold, respectively. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5f9be3c9c8d14a7b815c97ccf4cf4a872022-12-21T20:04:03ZengSultan Qaboos UniversityJournal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences2410-10602410-10792003-01-0181152010.24200/jams.vol8iss1pp15-20595Control of Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) on Honeybees by Aromatic Oils and Plant MaterialsI.K. Nazer0A. Al-Abbadi1Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jordan, Amman, 11942, Jordan.Department of Bioagricultural Technology, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Al-Balqa’ Applied University, Al-Salt, Jordan.The effect of several volatile plant oils, plant materials and fluvalinate (Apistan®) strips on the control of the mite Varroa destructor on honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies was studied. The volatile oils were: clove, lavender, peppermint, sage, and thyme. The plant materials were: cumin fruits, eucalyptus leaves, and worm wood flowers. For each tested material, three treatment periods were carried out. Each period lasted for 24 days followed by eight days no-treatment. Within each treatment period, an average of three to six treatments were applied. Dead mites were counted one hour before and after each treatment. An increase in dead mites was recorded for the three treatment periods. It indicated that worm wood flowers, peppermint oil and clove oil treatments gave the best results in the control of Varroa mites but not significantly different than the control. The overall increase in the dead mites was 3.92, 3.62 and 3.34 fold, respectively.https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/jams/article/view/611varroa mite, honeybees, aromatic oils, weeds, jordan. |
| spellingShingle | I.K. Nazer A. Al-Abbadi Control of Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) on Honeybees by Aromatic Oils and Plant Materials Journal of Agricultural and Marine Sciences varroa mite, honeybees, aromatic oils, weeds, jordan. |
| title | Control of Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) on Honeybees by Aromatic Oils and Plant Materials |
| title_full | Control of Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) on Honeybees by Aromatic Oils and Plant Materials |
| title_fullStr | Control of Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) on Honeybees by Aromatic Oils and Plant Materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Control of Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) on Honeybees by Aromatic Oils and Plant Materials |
| title_short | Control of Varroa Mite (Varroa destructor) on Honeybees by Aromatic Oils and Plant Materials |
| title_sort | control of varroa mite varroa destructor on honeybees by aromatic oils and plant materials |
| topic | varroa mite, honeybees, aromatic oils, weeds, jordan. |
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