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Provedor de dados: | Neotropical Entomology
País: | Brazil
Título: | Uncapping activity of Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) towards worker brood cells infested with the mite Varroa destructor Anderson &amp;amp; Treuman (Mesostigmata: Varroidae)
Autores: | Moretto,Geraldo; Guerra Jr.,José C.V.; Bittencourt,Carolina V.
Data: | 2006-06-01
Ano: | 2006
Palavras-chave: | Hygienic behavior; Varroosis; Natural infestation; Africanized honey bee.
Resumo: | Varroosis, a disease caused by the mite Varroa destructor Anderson and Treuman has killed hundreds of thousands of Apis mellifera L. colonies in various parts of the world. Nevertheless, the damage caused by this mite varies with the type of bee and climate conditions. Varroa causes little damage to Africanized bee colonies in Brazil, as the infestation rates are relatively stable and low. We evaluated the hygienic behavior (uncapping and removal of brood) of highly hygienic Africanized bees using combs with worker brood cells infested (naturally) and no infested with V. destructor. The daily uncapping rate, measured in eight colonies during six days, was 3.5 fold higher in the combs infested with varroa compared to no infested combs. The results show that the Africanized bees are able to recognise and remove brood cells naturally infested with V. destructor what is an important mechanism for tolerance against varroa.
Tipo: | Info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-566X2006000300002
Editor: | Sociedade Entomológica do Brasil
Relação: | 10.1590/S1519-566X2006000300002
Formato: | text/html
Fonte: | Neotropical Entomology  v.35 n.3 2006
Fonte: | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess