1. Tratamiento estacional con amitraz contra Varroa destructor y sus efectos en colonias de Apis mellifera
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Genaro Olmos-Oropeza, Omar Maya-Martínez, Carlos Aurelio Medina-Flores, M.A. López-Carlos, and Gildardo Aquino-Pérez
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education.field_of_study ,Veterinary medicine ,biology ,Population ,General Medicine ,medicine.disease_cause ,biology.organism_classification ,Brood ,chemistry.chemical_compound ,chemistry ,Homogeneous ,Varroa destructor ,Pollen ,Infestation ,medicine ,Varroa ,education ,Amitraz - Abstract
The objective of this work was to determine the amitraz treatment effect against Varroa destructor on the population and food reserves of honeybee colonies, during the four seasons of the year in Mexico's central high plateau. 48 colonies with similar sister queens, homogeneous populations, food reserves, and Varroa infestation levels were used.12 colonies received acaricidal treatment in the summer, 12 in winter, 12 in summer and winter, and 12 were untreated. The Varroa infestation levels were determined in adult bees, worker brood, and by mites on the hives' floor for one year. The adult bee population, capped brood area, honey, pollen, and colony weight were also evaluated. There were statistical differences (P
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- 2020
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