Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Costa Rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of Africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

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Main Authors:	A. Calderón, Rafael, W. van Veen, Johan
Format:	Online
Language:	eng
Published:	Universidad de Costa Rica 2008
Online Access:	https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5756

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spelling	RBT57562022-06-06T18:05:27Z Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Costa Rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of Africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Costa Rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of Africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) A. Calderón, Rafael W. van Veen, Johan Varroa destructor abejas africanizadas dinámica poblacional nivel de infestación condición de la colmena Africanized honey bees population dynamics mite infestation colony condition The development of Varroa destructor Anderson - Trueman (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) population dynamics in Africanized honey bees, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) colonies was monitored from February to July 2004 in Atenas, Costa Rica. A correlation between the mite infestation level and the colony condition was evaluated. For each colony, infestation of varroa in adult bees was measured twice a month. Sticky boards were placed on the bottom boards of each colony to collect fallen mites. The condition of the colonies was evaluated by measuring the amount of brood and adult bees. Our results consistently showed that mite infestation on adult bees increased significantly in the experimental colonies, rising to 10.0% by the end of the experiment. In addition, the mean mite fall increased significantly over the course of the study in the treated (R=0.72, P < 0.05) and untreated colonies (R= 0.74, P < 0.05) to a level of 63.8 and 73.5 mites per day, respectively. The increase in varroa infestation coincided with a decrease in the amount of brood. Furthermore, adult bees with deformed wings or even without wings crawling in front of their hive occurred in highly infested colonies (mite infestation = 10.0% or more). Universidad de Costa Rica 2008-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Article Text application/pdf https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5756 10.15517/rbt.v56i4.5756 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 No. 4 (2008): Volume 56 – Regular number 4 – December 2008; 1741–1747 Revista de Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 Núm. 4 (2008): Volumen 56 – Número regular 4 – Diciembre 2008; 1741–1747 Revista Biología Tropical; Vol. 56 N.º 4 (2008): Volume 56 – Regular number 4 – December 2008; 1741–1747 2215-2075 0034-7744 10.15517/rbt.v56i4 eng https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5756/5497 Copyright (c) 2008 Revista de Biología Tropical http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
institution	Universidad de Costa Rica
collection	Revista de Biología Tropical
language	eng
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author	A. Calderón, Rafael W. van Veen, Johan
spellingShingle	A. Calderón, Rafael W. van Veen, Johan Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Costa Rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of Africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
author_facet	A. Calderón, Rafael W. van Veen, Johan
author_sort	A. Calderón, Rafael
title	Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Costa Rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of Africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
title_short	Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Costa Rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of Africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
title_full	Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Costa Rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of Africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
title_fullStr	Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Costa Rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of Africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
title_full_unstemmed	Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Costa Rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of Africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
title_sort	varroa destructor (mesostigmata: varroidae) in costa rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of africanized honey bees (hymenoptera: apidae)
title_alt	Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Costa Rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of Africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
publisher	Universidad de Costa Rica
publishDate	2008
url	https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/5756
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Varroa destructor (Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in Costa Rica: population dynamics and its influence on the colony condition of Africanized honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

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