Data/hora: 13/06/2024 05:19:57

Provedor de dados: | 25
País: | Brazil
Título: | Parasitic Effects of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) on Hypopharyngeal Glands of Africanized Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Autores: | Pinto, Fábio de Assis; Souza, Gabriely Köerich; Sanches, Marcia Aparecida; Serrão, José Eduardo.
Data: | 2013-11-04
Ano: | 2011
Palavras-chave: | Apis mellifera; Parasitism; Hypopharyngeal glands; Varroosis; Varroa destructor.
Resumo: | The mite Varroa destructor (Anderson &amp; Truemann 2000) (Acari: Varroidae) is one of the most studied parasites of Apis mellifera, as it causes many losses in apicultural business worldwide. Several research studies have demonstrated distinct levels of virulence of the mite and increased colony mortality rates due to its infestation; however only a few studies report the mite's effects on specific tissues, glands or other organs in bees. In this context, this study was conducted with the aim of studying the parasitic effect of the mite V. destructor on hypopharyngeal glands of Africanized A. mellifera. Mean gland cell areas for bees with and without mite infestations were significantly different. Variations in the number of vesicles and the presence of reduced-size glands and abundant nuclei were also observed. The secretion produced by the hypopharyngeal glands is important to the development of the broods and queen nutrition, thus a decrease in secretion production has a negative effect in the colony fitness as a whole.
Tipo: | Article
Idioma: | Inglês

Identificador:

PINTO, F.A.; SOUZA, G.K.; SANCHES, M.A.; SERRÃO, J.E. Parasitic effects of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) on hypopharyngeal glands of Africanized Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Sociobiology, v.59, p.769-778, 2011.

0102-0935

http://hdl.handle.net/2315/272

Editor: | Sociobiology

Formato:

150595 bytes

application/pdf