Morphometric characterization of parasite Varroa sp. of bee Apis Mellifera L. in Benin

Varroa sp. is one of the most important pests of world of bees A. mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Apidae). The aim of this study is to analyze the morphological variability of Varroa so as to identify the different morphotypes of V. destructor. The study was conducted in 24 localities and 24 munici...

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Autores principales: Kelomey, E.A., Paraiso, A., Azonwade, F., Gbemavo, C., Goergen, Georg E., Tamo, Manuele, Baba-Moussa, L.
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Publicado: European Scientific Institute, ESI 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89708
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author Kelomey, E.A.
Paraiso, A.
Azonwade, F.
Gbemavo, C.
Goergen, Georg E.
Tamo, Manuele
Baba-Moussa, L.
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Baba-Moussa, L.
Gbemavo, C.
Goergen, Georg E.
Kelomey, E.A.
Paraiso, A.
Tamo, Manuele
author_facet Kelomey, E.A.
Paraiso, A.
Azonwade, F.
Gbemavo, C.
Goergen, Georg E.
Tamo, Manuele
Baba-Moussa, L.
author_sort Kelomey, E.A.
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description Varroa sp. is one of the most important pests of world of bees A. mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Apidae). The aim of this study is to analyze the morphological variability of Varroa so as to identify the different morphotypes of V. destructor. The study was conducted in 24 localities and 24 municipalities located in three regions (North-East, North-West and the Centre) of Benin. One to two hives were randomly selected per locality for collecting samples. In total 46 Varroa were examined in this study. Analysis of variance components was used to determine the share of the variability of morphological characteristics of V. destructor based on localities and climatic zones. Numerical classification was performed to group the populations of V. destructor based on morphological descriptors. The results show that the variability of morphological descriptors of V. destructor is usually larger at the community level than in climatic zones. In total four morphotypes of V. destructor are distinguished in Benin through the 4 variables used in the study.
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spelling CGSpace897082025-12-08T09:54:28Z Morphometric characterization of parasite Varroa sp. of bee Apis Mellifera L. in Benin Kelomey, E.A. Paraiso, A. Azonwade, F. Gbemavo, C. Goergen, Georg E. Tamo, Manuele Baba-Moussa, L. varroa apis mellifera descriptors pests bees Varroa sp. is one of the most important pests of world of bees A. mellifera Linnaeus (Hymenoptera: Apidae). The aim of this study is to analyze the morphological variability of Varroa so as to identify the different morphotypes of V. destructor. The study was conducted in 24 localities and 24 municipalities located in three regions (North-East, North-West and the Centre) of Benin. One to two hives were randomly selected per locality for collecting samples. In total 46 Varroa were examined in this study. Analysis of variance components was used to determine the share of the variability of morphological characteristics of V. destructor based on localities and climatic zones. Numerical classification was performed to group the populations of V. destructor based on morphological descriptors. The results show that the variability of morphological descriptors of V. destructor is usually larger at the community level than in climatic zones. In total four morphotypes of V. destructor are distinguished in Benin through the 4 variables used in the study. 2016 2017-12-13T08:42:59Z 2017-12-13T08:42:59Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89708 en Open Access application/pdf European Scientific Institute, ESI Kelomey, E.A., Paraiso, A., Azonwade, F., Gbemavo, C., Goergen, G., Tamo, M. & Baba-Moussa, L. (2016). Morphometric characterization of parasite Varroa Sp. of bee Apis Mellifera L. in Benin. European Scientific Journal, 12(33), 221-234.
spellingShingle varroa
apis mellifera
descriptors
pests
bees
Kelomey, E.A.
Paraiso, A.
Azonwade, F.
Gbemavo, C.
Goergen, Georg E.
Tamo, Manuele
Baba-Moussa, L.
Morphometric characterization of parasite Varroa sp. of bee Apis Mellifera L. in Benin
title Morphometric characterization of parasite Varroa sp. of bee Apis Mellifera L. in Benin
title_full Morphometric characterization of parasite Varroa sp. of bee Apis Mellifera L. in Benin
title_fullStr Morphometric characterization of parasite Varroa sp. of bee Apis Mellifera L. in Benin
title_full_unstemmed Morphometric characterization of parasite Varroa sp. of bee Apis Mellifera L. in Benin
title_short Morphometric characterization of parasite Varroa sp. of bee Apis Mellifera L. in Benin
title_sort morphometric characterization of parasite varroa sp of bee apis mellifera l in benin
topic varroa
apis mellifera
descriptors
pests
bees
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89708
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