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Comparing Effect of Plant-derived Oils on Varroa destructor Infesting Honeybee, Apis mellifera

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Acari
Pant extracts
Parasitic mites

Abstract

In this research, we evaluated the application of different plant-derived oils (Thymol, Spearmint, Tea tree oil and mixture of spearmint and lemongrass) as control agents against the parasitic mite, Varroa destructor in the field. Four treatments of each tested material were applied to each colony during the treatment period. Data showed that all four tested compounds were effective in controlling Varroa oil and spearmint was the most effective substance as it had an efficiency of 85.9%, followed by spearmint& lemongrass and tea tree oils with an efficiency of 84.3% and 80.2%, respectively. Meanwhile, Thymol treatment had a lower efficacy, 78.1% compared to the other treatments and the natural mortality in control colonies was 12.3%.

DOI

10.21608/ajesa.2008.164296

Keywords

Apis mellifera, Varroa destructor, Plant-derived oils, Infestation, Efficacy

Authors

First Name

Ghada

Last Name

Refaei

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Plant Protection Research Institute, ARC, Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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12

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1

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814

Issue Date

2018-12-01

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2021-04-15

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2018-12-01

Page Start

61

Page End

64

Print ISSN

1687-4633

Online ISSN

2090-3790

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28

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Publication Title

Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology

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https://ajesa.journals.ekb.eg/

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Comparing Effect of Plant-derived Oils on Varroa destructor Infesting Honeybee, Apis mellifera

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22 Jan 2023