Effect of Using Drone Brood Cells as Traps Against Varroa destructor (Varroa Mite)

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dc.contributor.authorGüneşdoğdu, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorŞekeroğlu, Ahmet
dc.contributor.authorTainika, Brian
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-07T13:19:48Z
dc.date.available2024-11-07T13:19:48Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentNiğde Ömer Halisdemir Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractToday, the honeybee parasite Varroa destructor is thought to be the most dangerous creature in thebeekeeping industry worldwide. In this study, the efficacy of using drone brood cells (known tohave no residue concerns in bee products and harmless on bee health) as traps against V. destructorwas investigated. A total of 16 honeybee (Apis mellıfera) colonies with V. destructor infestationpercentage of less than 5% were used for the trial. The treatment group consisted of 8 colonies thatwere randomly assigned to molded drone comb (comb with 5.4 mm hexagonal cells). The other 8were assigned to unmolded comb to form the control group. In the trial groups, after 20 days (from10th May), all drone combs with complete pupation were removed and destroyed on 30th May,20th June, 10th July, 30th July, and 20th August. During the trial, varroa mite infestation rate (meanabundance), colony development, and varroa mite preference for drone and work bee brood cellswere determined. The results showed that the application of drone brood cells as a control methodwas statistically significant against V. destructor, and did not negatively affect colony development.On the other hand, V.destructor's preference for both drone and worker bee brood cells among thegroups was not statistically significant. In conclusion, drone brood cells ensured an approximately43% success rate as traps against V. destructor compared to the control group. The effectiveapplication of drone brood cells as traps in combination with other Varroa mite control methodsshould be investigated
dc.identifier.endpage1231
dc.identifier.issn2148-127X
dc.identifier.issue6
dc.identifier.startpage1226
dc.identifier.trdizinid455163
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/455163
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/13379
dc.identifier.volume9
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizin
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartofTürk Tarım - Gıda Bilim ve Teknoloji dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_20241107
dc.subjectBiyoloji
dc.subjectVeterinerlik
dc.subjectEntomoloji
dc.titleEffect of Using Drone Brood Cells as Traps Against Varroa destructor (Varroa Mite)
dc.typeArticle

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