Risk factors associated with the presence of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies from east-central Argentina
Varroa destructor is considered one of the major threats for worldwide apiculture. Damage caused by varroa mite includes body weight loss, malformation and weakening of the bees. It was also suggested as the main cause associated with colony winter mortality and as an important vector for several ho...
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| author | Giacobino, Agostina Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Masciangelo, German Oscar Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Salto, Cesar Eduardo Signorini, Marcelo |
| author_browse | Bertozzi, Ezequiel Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Giacobino, Agostina Masciangelo, German Oscar Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Salto, Cesar Eduardo Signorini, Marcelo |
| author_facet | Giacobino, Agostina Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Masciangelo, German Oscar Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Salto, Cesar Eduardo Signorini, Marcelo |
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| description | Varroa destructor is considered one of the major threats for worldwide apiculture. Damage caused by varroa mite includes body weight loss, malformation and weakening of the bees. It was also suggested as the main cause associated with colony winter mortality and as an important vector for several honey bee viruses. Little is known about multiple factors and their interaction affecting V. destructor prevalence in apiaries from South America. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with V. destructor prevalence in east-central Argentina. Parasitic mite infestation level and colony strength measures were evaluated in 63 apiaries distributed in 4 different regions in east-central Argentina in a cross sectional study. Data regarding management practices in each apiary were collected by means of a questionnaire. A mixed-effects logistic regression model was constructed to associate management variables with the risk of achieving mite infestation higher than 3%. Colonies owned by beekeepers who indicated that they did not monitor colonies after mite treatment (OR = 2.305; 95% CI: 0.944–5.629) nor disinfect hives woodenware material (OR = 2.722; 95% CI: 1.380–5.565) were associated with an increased risk of presenting high intensity infestation with V. destructor (>3%). On the other hand, beekeepers who reported replacing more than 50% of the queens in their operation (OR = 0.305; 95% CI: 0.107–0.872), feeding colonies protein substitute containing natural pollen (OR = 0.348; 95% CI: 0.129–0.941) and feeding colonies High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) (OR = 0.108; 95% CI: 0.032–0.364), had colonies that were less likely to have V. destructor infestations above 3%, than beekeepers who did not report using these management practices. Further research should be conducted considering that certain management practices were associated to mite infestation level in order to improve the sanitary condition in the colonies. Epidemiological studies provide key information to design surveillance programs against one the major threat to worldwide beekeeping. |
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| spelling | INTA34422018-09-21T14:33:39Z Risk factors associated with the presence of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies from east-central Argentina Giacobino, Agostina Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Masciangelo, German Oscar Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Salto, Cesar Eduardo Signorini, Marcelo Varroa Colonia de Abejas Abeja Melífera Factores de Riesgo Plagas de Animales Bee Colonies Honey Bees Risk Factors Pests of Animals Varroa Destructor Argentina Varroa destructor is considered one of the major threats for worldwide apiculture. Damage caused by varroa mite includes body weight loss, malformation and weakening of the bees. It was also suggested as the main cause associated with colony winter mortality and as an important vector for several honey bee viruses. Little is known about multiple factors and their interaction affecting V. destructor prevalence in apiaries from South America. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors associated with V. destructor prevalence in east-central Argentina. Parasitic mite infestation level and colony strength measures were evaluated in 63 apiaries distributed in 4 different regions in east-central Argentina in a cross sectional study. Data regarding management practices in each apiary were collected by means of a questionnaire. A mixed-effects logistic regression model was constructed to associate management variables with the risk of achieving mite infestation higher than 3%. Colonies owned by beekeepers who indicated that they did not monitor colonies after mite treatment (OR = 2.305; 95% CI: 0.944–5.629) nor disinfect hives woodenware material (OR = 2.722; 95% CI: 1.380–5.565) were associated with an increased risk of presenting high intensity infestation with V. destructor (>3%). On the other hand, beekeepers who reported replacing more than 50% of the queens in their operation (OR = 0.305; 95% CI: 0.107–0.872), feeding colonies protein substitute containing natural pollen (OR = 0.348; 95% CI: 0.129–0.941) and feeding colonies High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) (OR = 0.108; 95% CI: 0.032–0.364), had colonies that were less likely to have V. destructor infestations above 3%, than beekeepers who did not report using these management practices. Further research should be conducted considering that certain management practices were associated to mite infestation level in order to improve the sanitary condition in the colonies. Epidemiological studies provide key information to design surveillance programs against one the major threat to worldwide beekeeping. 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: 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: 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 2018-09-21T14:31:39Z 2018-09-21T14:31:39Z 2014-08-01 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3442 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167587714001421 0167-5877 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.04.002 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess application/pdf Preventive Veterinary Medicine 115 (3–4) : 280-287 (August 2014) |
| spellingShingle | Varroa Colonia de Abejas Abeja Melífera Factores de Riesgo Plagas de Animales Bee Colonies Honey Bees Risk Factors Pests of Animals Varroa Destructor Argentina Giacobino, Agostina Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica Merke, Julieta Orellano, Emanuel Bertozzi, Ezequiel Masciangelo, German Oscar Pietronave, Hernan Pablo Salto, Cesar Eduardo Signorini, Marcelo Risk factors associated with the presence of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies from east-central Argentina |
| title | Risk factors associated with the presence of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies from east-central Argentina |
| title_full | Risk factors associated with the presence of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies from east-central Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Risk factors associated with the presence of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies from east-central Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Risk factors associated with the presence of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies from east-central Argentina |
| title_short | Risk factors associated with the presence of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies from east-central Argentina |
| title_sort | risk factors associated with the presence of varroa destructor in honey bee colonies from east central argentina |
| topic | Varroa Colonia de Abejas Abeja Melífera Factores de Riesgo Plagas de Animales Bee Colonies Honey Bees Risk Factors Pests of Animals Varroa Destructor Argentina |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/3442 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167587714001421 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.04.002 |
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