Control of <i>Varroa destructor</i> Mite Infestations at Experimental Apiaries Situated in Croatia
Experimental varroacidal treatments of honey bee colonies were conducted on five apiaries (EA1−EA5) situated at five different geographical and climatic locations across Croatia. The aim of this study was to assess the comparative efficacy of CheckMite+ (Bayer, Germany), Apiguard (Vita Eur...
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| author | Ivana Tlak Gajger Lidija Svečnjak Dragan Bubalo Tomislav Žorat |
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| description | Experimental varroacidal treatments of honey bee colonies were conducted on five apiaries (EA1−EA5) situated at five different geographical and climatic locations across Croatia. The aim of this study was to assess the comparative efficacy of CheckMite+ (Bayer, Germany), Apiguard (Vita Europe Ltd.; England), Bayvarol, C, (Bayer, Germany), Thymovar, (Andrma BioVet GmbH, Germany), and ApiLife Var, (Chemicals Laif SPA; Vigonza, Italy) for controlling the honey bee obligatory parasitic mite <i>Varroa destructor</i> in different conditions in the field during summer treatment. The relative varroa mite mortality after treatments with applied veterinary medicinal products were EA1 (59.24%), EA2 (47.31%), EA3 (36.75%), EA4 (48.33%), and EA5 (16.78%). Comparing the relative efficacy of applied varroacides, the best effect was achieved with CheckMite+, and the lowest for honey bee colonies treated with Apiguard (statistically significant difference was confirmed; <i>p</i> < 0.05). Considering the lower efficacy of thymol-based veterinary medicinal products observed on all EA in these study conditions, it may be concluded that their use is limited under different treatment regimes. Despite unfavourable weather and environmental conditions, with exceptions of EA5/EA5′ and EA1, the relative varroacidal efficacy of authorized veterinary medicinal product treatments in moderately infested honey bee colonies ensured normal overwintering and colony development during next spring. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db11adba52624d4585bfd144a910b4672022-12-22T02:10:17ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182019-12-011211210.3390/d12010012d12010012Control of <i>Varroa destructor</i> Mite Infestations at Experimental Apiaries Situated in CroatiaIvana Tlak Gajger0Lidija Svečnjak1Dragan Bubalo2Tomislav Žorat3Department for Biology and Pathology of Fish and Bees, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaDepartment of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Special Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaVeterinary ambulance Obrovac d.d., 23450 Obrovac, CroatiaExperimental varroacidal treatments of honey bee colonies were conducted on five apiaries (EA1−EA5) situated at five different geographical and climatic locations across Croatia. The aim of this study was to assess the comparative efficacy of CheckMite+ (Bayer, Germany), Apiguard (Vita Europe Ltd.; England), Bayvarol, C, (Bayer, Germany), Thymovar, (Andrma BioVet GmbH, Germany), and ApiLife Var, (Chemicals Laif SPA; Vigonza, Italy) for controlling the honey bee obligatory parasitic mite <i>Varroa destructor</i> in different conditions in the field during summer treatment. The relative varroa mite mortality after treatments with applied veterinary medicinal products were EA1 (59.24%), EA2 (47.31%), EA3 (36.75%), EA4 (48.33%), and EA5 (16.78%). Comparing the relative efficacy of applied varroacides, the best effect was achieved with CheckMite+, and the lowest for honey bee colonies treated with Apiguard (statistically significant difference was confirmed; <i>p</i> < 0.05). Considering the lower efficacy of thymol-based veterinary medicinal products observed on all EA in these study conditions, it may be concluded that their use is limited under different treatment regimes. Despite unfavourable weather and environmental conditions, with exceptions of EA5/EA5′ and EA1, the relative varroacidal efficacy of authorized veterinary medicinal product treatments in moderately infested honey bee colonies ensured normal overwintering and colony development during next spring.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/1/12<i>apis mellifera</i><i>varroa destructor</i>experimental apiariesvarroacidal efficacyvmp |
| spellingShingle | Ivana Tlak Gajger Lidija Svečnjak Dragan Bubalo Tomislav Žorat Control of <i>Varroa destructor</i> Mite Infestations at Experimental Apiaries Situated in Croatia Diversity <i>apis mellifera</i> <i>varroa destructor</i> experimental apiaries varroacidal efficacy vmp |
| title | Control of <i>Varroa destructor</i> Mite Infestations at Experimental Apiaries Situated in Croatia |
| title_full | Control of <i>Varroa destructor</i> Mite Infestations at Experimental Apiaries Situated in Croatia |
| title_fullStr | Control of <i>Varroa destructor</i> Mite Infestations at Experimental Apiaries Situated in Croatia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Control of <i>Varroa destructor</i> Mite Infestations at Experimental Apiaries Situated in Croatia |
| title_short | Control of <i>Varroa destructor</i> Mite Infestations at Experimental Apiaries Situated in Croatia |
| title_sort | control of i varroa destructor i mite infestations at experimental apiaries situated in croatia |
| topic | <i>apis mellifera</i> <i>varroa destructor</i> experimental apiaries varroacidal efficacy vmp |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/12/1/12 |
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