Observation of Varroa destructor behavior in capped worker brood of Africanized honey bees
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| Autores: | , , , |
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 2012 |
| Descripción: | The behavioral activity of Varroa destructor was observed using transparent cells. Mite oviposition started at 45.0 ± 25.0 h post capping, followed by the next eggs laid at regular 27.3 ± 2.0 h intervals. On the prepupa, mites were found to feed often and there was no preference for a specific segment as a feeding site. During the pupal stage the mite fed less often and almost always at the same point. Varroa showed a preference for defecation in the posterior part of the cell. A significant association was observed between the position of the feeding point in the pupa and the defecation site on the cell wall. Displacement behavior was observed in 71 % of the infested bee larvae and a major change in the free space available for varroa in the cell occurred when the prepupa molted into a pupa. |
| País: | Repositorio UNA |
| Institución: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Repositorio UNA |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:null:11056/18800 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/11056/18800 |
| Palabra clave: | ABEJAS AFRICANIZADAS APICULTURA ACAROS VARROA DESTRUCTOR (VAROA MITE) VARROIDAE AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES BEEKEPING OVIPOSICIÓN OVIPOSITION |