Risk factors associated with failures of Varroa treatments in honey bee colonies without broodless period
The treatment against Varroa destructor has become a basic tool in beekeeping practices, mainly during autumn. The treatment effectiveness should be improved by identifying variables affecting the final outcome. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with the treatment out...
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| author | Giacobino, Agostina Molineri, Ana Inés Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Masciangelo, German Oscar Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Pacini, Adriana Cecilia Salto, Cesar Eduardo Signorini, Marcelo |
| author_browse | Bertozzi, Ezequiel Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Giacobino, Agostina Masciangelo, German Oscar Merke, Julieta Molineri, Ana Inés Orellano, Emanuel Pacini, Adriana Cecilia Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Salto, Cesar Eduardo Signorini, Marcelo |
| author_facet | Giacobino, Agostina Molineri, Ana Inés Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Masciangelo, German Oscar Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Pacini, Adriana Cecilia Salto, Cesar Eduardo Signorini, Marcelo |
| author_sort | Giacobino, Agostina |
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| description | The treatment against Varroa destructor has become a basic tool in beekeeping practices, mainly during autumn. The treatment effectiveness should be improved by identifying variables affecting the final outcome. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with the treatment outcome achieved during autumn control of Varroa destructor. The mite infestation after treatment was evaluated in 62 apiaries and data regarding management practices were collected by means of a questionnaire. A mixed-effects model was constructed to associate management variables with the risk of treatment failure occurrence. Colonies with high mite levels prior to treatment (P = 0.002) and owned by beekeepers who did not frequently replace queens (P = 0.001) were associated with a higher risk of treatment failure. Other beekeeping practices indirectly improved treatment effectiveness. An integrated strategy for controlling mites that includes chemotherapy and suitable beekeepers management is needed to keep mite populations low during winter. |
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| spelling | INTA33172019-12-23T12:35:37Z Risk factors associated with failures of Varroa treatments in honey bee colonies without broodless period Giacobino, Agostina Molineri, Ana Inés Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Masciangelo, German Oscar Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Pacini, Adriana Cecilia Salto, Cesar Eduardo Signorini, Marcelo Varroa Ácaros Nocivos Abeja Melífera Celdilla de Incubación Apis Mellifera Acaricidas Pest Mites Honey Bees Brood Chambers Acaricides Varroa Destructor The treatment against Varroa destructor has become a basic tool in beekeeping practices, mainly during autumn. The treatment effectiveness should be improved by identifying variables affecting the final outcome. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors associated with the treatment outcome achieved during autumn control of Varroa destructor. The mite infestation after treatment was evaluated in 62 apiaries and data regarding management practices were collected by means of a questionnaire. A mixed-effects model was constructed to associate management variables with the risk of treatment failure occurrence. Colonies with high mite levels prior to treatment (P = 0.002) and owned by beekeepers who did not frequently replace queens (P = 0.001) were associated with a higher risk of treatment failure. Other beekeeping practices indirectly improved treatment effectiveness. An integrated strategy for controlling mites that includes chemotherapy and suitable beekeepers management is needed to keep mite populations low during winter. EEA Rafaela Fil: Giacobino, Agostina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Molineri, Ana Ines. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias; 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: Masciangelo, German Oscar. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Pietronave, Hernan Pablo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; 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: Salto, Cesar Eduardo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Signorini, Marcelo. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina 2018-09-10T14:12:48Z 2018-09-10T14:12:48Z 2015-09 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-015-0347-0 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3317 0044-8435 1297-9678 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-015-0347-0 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Apidologie 46 (5) : 573–582 (September 2015) |
| spellingShingle | Varroa Ácaros Nocivos Abeja Melífera Celdilla de Incubación Apis Mellifera Acaricidas Pest Mites Honey Bees Brood Chambers Acaricides Varroa Destructor Giacobino, Agostina Molineri, Ana Inés Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Masciangelo, German Oscar Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Pacini, Adriana Cecilia Salto, Cesar Eduardo Signorini, Marcelo Risk factors associated with failures of Varroa treatments in honey bee colonies without broodless period |
| title | Risk factors associated with failures of Varroa treatments in honey bee colonies without broodless period |
| title_full | Risk factors associated with failures of Varroa treatments in honey bee colonies without broodless period |
| title_fullStr | Risk factors associated with failures of Varroa treatments in honey bee colonies without broodless period |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk factors associated with failures of Varroa treatments in honey bee colonies without broodless period |
| title_short | Risk factors associated with failures of Varroa treatments in honey bee colonies without broodless period |
| title_sort | risk factors associated with failures of varroa treatments in honey bee colonies without broodless period |
| topic | Varroa Ácaros Nocivos Abeja Melífera Celdilla de Incubación Apis Mellifera Acaricidas Pest Mites Honey Bees Brood Chambers Acaricides Varroa Destructor |
| url | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13592-015-0347-0 http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3317 https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-015-0347-0 |
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