Diagnostic survey on varroa mite (Varroa distractor) prevalence in South-Western Ethiopia
| Autor: | Tesfu Shegaw, Asrat Arke, Nahom Belay, Dawit Habte Giorgis |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Cogent Food & Agriculture, Vol 8, Iss 1 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 23311932 2331-1932 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/23311932.2022.2143610 |
| Popis: | AbstractVarroa mite is one of the pests parasitizing on honey bees inflicting substantial effects on beekeeping subsector worldwide. Since its first report in Ethiopia in 2015, the mite has got distributed to various locations of the country. The purpose of the study was to determine the prevalence, infestation levels and risk factors of varroa mites in South-western Region, Ethiopia. A total of five districts purposively selected based on their potentialities for beekeeping and accessibilities for data collection. Data collection was undertaken during wet and dry seasons from 384 colonies, mite prevalence and infestation data on adult bees and in brood collected following standard protocols. The overall prevalence rate of mite in the area was recorded as 73.81% and 48.44% with higher prevalence rates, 83.33% (p |
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