Risk factors associated with the presence of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies from east-central Argentina
| Autor: | Julieta Merke, N. Bulacio Cagnolo, Emanuel Orellano, Cesar Salto, Agostina Giacobino, Hernán Pietronave, Ezequiel Bertozzi, Marcelo Signorini, Germán Masciangelo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Beekeeping
Apiary MANAGEMENT PRACTICES Varroidae Argentina medicine.disease_cause Toxicology Food Animals Risk Factors Otras Ciencias Veterinarias Infestation medicine Mite Animals biology business.industry Ciencias Veterinarias APIS MELLIFERA Honey bee Bees VARROA DESTRUCTOR biology.organism_classification Biotechnology CIENCIAS AGRÍCOLAS Varroa destructor RISK FACTORS Animal Science and Zoology Varroa Seasons Varroa sensitive hygiene business Animal Distribution |
| Popis: | 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. Fil: Giacobino, Agostina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Santa Fe. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Verónica. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Santa Fe. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Merke, Julieta. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Santa Fe. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Orellano, Elena Graciela. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Santa Fe. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Bertozzi, Ezequiel. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Santa Fe. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Masciangelo, G.. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Santa Fe. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Pietronave, H.. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Santa Fe. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Salto, C.. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Santa Fe. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina Fil: Signorini Porchietto, Marcelo Lisandro. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria. Centro Regional Santa Fe. Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Rafaela; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina |
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