Environment and Varroa destructor management as determinant of colony losses in apiaries under temperate and subtropical climate
For the last 10 years, honey bee colony losses have been a topic of interest for researchers around the world, and many drivers for losses were described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors associated with annual colony losses in apiaries located in regions under subtropical and...
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| author | Molineri, Ana Ines Giacobino, Agostina Pacini, Adriana Cecilia Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Zago, Luis Fernando Basili Aignasse, Andrea María Elisa Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana Crisanti, Paola Andrea Palacio, María Alejandra Signorini, Marcelo |
| author_browse | Aignasse, Andrea María Elisa Bertozzi, Ezequiel Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Crisanti, Paola Andrea Giacobino, Agostina Merke, Julieta Molineri, Ana Ines Orellano, Emanuel Pacini, Adriana Cecilia Palacio, María Alejandra Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana Signorini, Marcelo Zago, Luis Fernando Basili |
| author_facet | Molineri, Ana Ines Giacobino, Agostina Pacini, Adriana Cecilia Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Zago, Luis Fernando Basili Aignasse, Andrea María Elisa Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana Crisanti, Paola Andrea Palacio, María Alejandra Signorini, Marcelo |
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| description | For the last 10 years, honey bee colony losses have been a topic of interest for researchers around the world, and many drivers for losses were described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors associated with annual colony losses in apiaries located in regions under subtropical and temperate climate from Argentina. In order to accomplish this, a series of three face-to-face interviews with beekeepers were carried out and samples for pathogens determination were taken from February to October 2015, in North-Central Argentina. A total of 69 apiaries were included in the study. We found that apiaries with high Varroa infestation level before treatment were more likely to suffer higher mortality rates and those beekeepers who used illegal or homemade products (or those that are legal but are not applied according to label instructions) to treat varroa, had more probabilities of having higher losses rate than those who did not treat them at all. Also, migratory beekeepers had higher total losses rate than stationary ones. The eco-regions where the apiaries were located also had differences in their mortality rates indicating a location effect. In the spatial analysis of the losses, six significant clusters with low and high mortality rates were detected within the geographical range. The colony losses rate is a multifactorial outcome, where the environment and the management practices interact in a complex way. Regions that are environmentally suitable for beekeeping can tolerate poor management practices. On the other hand, regions where beekeeping and agriculture share the same area require more careful management to keep colony losses under control. |
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| spelling | INTA27932022-12-02T12:24:05Z Environment and Varroa destructor management as determinant of colony losses in apiaries under temperate and subtropical climate Molineri, Ana Ines Giacobino, Agostina Pacini, Adriana Cecilia Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Zago, Luis Fernando Basili Aignasse, Andrea María Elisa Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana Crisanti, Paola Andrea Palacio, María Alejandra Signorini, Marcelo Varroa Medio Ambiente Colonia de Abejas Factores Climáticos Temperatura Clima Subtropical Mortalidad Environment Bee Colonies Climatic Factors Temperature Subtropical Climate Mortality Honey Bees Abeja Melífera Varroa Destructor For the last 10 years, honey bee colony losses have been a topic of interest for researchers around the world, and many drivers for losses were described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors associated with annual colony losses in apiaries located in regions under subtropical and temperate climate from Argentina. In order to accomplish this, a series of three face-to-face interviews with beekeepers were carried out and samples for pathogens determination were taken from February to October 2015, in North-Central Argentina. A total of 69 apiaries were included in the study. We found that apiaries with high Varroa infestation level before treatment were more likely to suffer higher mortality rates and those beekeepers who used illegal or homemade products (or those that are legal but are not applied according to label instructions) to treat varroa, had more probabilities of having higher losses rate than those who did not treat them at all. Also, migratory beekeepers had higher total losses rate than stationary ones. The eco-regions where the apiaries were located also had differences in their mortality rates indicating a location effect. In the spatial analysis of the losses, six significant clusters with low and high mortality rates were detected within the geographical range. The colony losses rate is a multifactorial outcome, where the environment and the management practices interact in a complex way. Regions that are environmentally suitable for beekeeping can tolerate poor management practices. On the other hand, regions where beekeeping and agriculture share the same area require more careful management to keep colony losses under control. Durante los últimos diez años, las pÅrdidas de las colonias de abejas melíferas han sido un tema de interés para los investigadores de todo el mundo, y se han descrito muchas causas de las pérdidas. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar los factores de riesgo asociados a las pérdidas anuales de colonias en colmenares ubicados en regiones de clima subtropical y templado de Argentina. Para ello, se realizaron tres entrevistas cara a cara con apicultores y se tomaron muestras para la determinación de patógenos de febrero a octubre de 2015, en el centro-norte de Argentina. Un total de 69 colmenares fueron incluidos en el estudio. Encontramos que los colmenares con un alto nivel de infestación de Varroa antes del tratamiento eran más propensos a sufrir tasas de mortalidad más altas y aquellos apicultores que usaban productos ilegales o caseros (o aquellos que son legales pero no se aplican de acuerdo con las instrucciones de la etiqueta) para tratar la varroa, tenían más probabilidades de tener tasas de pérdidas más altas que aquellos que no los trataban en absoluto. Además, los apicultores trashumantes tenían una tasa de pÅrdidas totales más alta que los apicultores estacionarios. Las ecorregiones donde se encontraban los colmenares también presentaban diferencias en sus tasas de mortalidad, lo que indicaba un efecto de la localización. En el análisis espacial de las pérdidas, se detectaron seis conglomerados significativos con tasas de mortalidad bajas y altas dentro del área de distribución geográfica. La tasa de pérdida de colonias es un resultado multifactorial, donde el medio ambiente y las prácticas de manejo interactúan de manera compleja. Las regiones que son ambientalmente adecuadas para la apicultura pueden tolerar prácticas de manejo deficientes. Por otro lado, las regiones donde la apicultura y la agricultura comparten la misma área requieren un manejo más cuidadoso para mantener las pérdidas de las colonias bajo control. EEA Rafaela Fil: Molineri, Ana Ines. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Giacobino, Agostina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Pacini, Adriana Cecilia. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Merke, Julieta. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Orellano, Emanuel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Bertozzi, Ezequiel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Zago, Luis Fernando Basili. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Sáenz Peña; Argentina Fil: Aignasse, Andrea María Elisa. Ministerio de la Producción de la Provincia de Formosa, Programa para el Desarrollo Apícola; Argentina Fil: Pietronave, Hernan Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; Argentina Fil: Crisanti, Paola Andrea. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Hilario Ascasubi; Argentina Fil: Palacio, María Alejandra. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina Fil: Signorini, Marcelo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2018-07-16T14:39:45Z 2018-07-16T14:39:45Z 2018-07 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2793 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00218839.2018.1475697 0021-8839 2078-6913 https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2018.1475697 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Journal of Apicultural Research Published online: 04 Jul 2018 |
| spellingShingle | Varroa Medio Ambiente Colonia de Abejas Factores Climáticos Temperatura Clima Subtropical Mortalidad Environment Bee Colonies Climatic Factors Temperature Subtropical Climate Mortality Honey Bees Abeja Melífera Varroa Destructor Molineri, Ana Ines Giacobino, Agostina Pacini, Adriana Cecilia Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Zago, Luis Fernando Basili Aignasse, Andrea María Elisa Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana Crisanti, Paola Andrea Palacio, María Alejandra Signorini, Marcelo Environment and Varroa destructor management as determinant of colony losses in apiaries under temperate and subtropical climate |
| title | Environment and Varroa destructor management as determinant of colony losses in apiaries under temperate and subtropical climate |
| title_full | Environment and Varroa destructor management as determinant of colony losses in apiaries under temperate and subtropical climate |
| title_fullStr | Environment and Varroa destructor management as determinant of colony losses in apiaries under temperate and subtropical climate |
| title_full_unstemmed | Environment and Varroa destructor management as determinant of colony losses in apiaries under temperate and subtropical climate |
| title_short | Environment and Varroa destructor management as determinant of colony losses in apiaries under temperate and subtropical climate |
| title_sort | environment and varroa destructor management as determinant of colony losses in apiaries under temperate and subtropical climate |
| topic | Varroa Medio Ambiente Colonia de Abejas Factores Climáticos Temperatura Clima Subtropical Mortalidad Environment Bee Colonies Climatic Factors Temperature Subtropical Climate Mortality Honey Bees Abeja Melífera Varroa Destructor |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/2793 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00218839.2018.1475697 https://doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2018.1475697 |
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