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CONTROLLING VARROA MITE, Varroa destructor, IN HONEY BEE, Apis mellifera, COLONIES BY CERTAIN EXTRACTS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN NORTH SINAI

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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General Applied Sciences

Abstract

The present work was carried out to control Varroa mite, Varroa destructor, in three different local districts (Bir El-Abd, El-Arish, and El Sheikh Zuwayed) in North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, during the period between 2018 and 2020. Alternative control methods, i.e. using some botanical extracts from certain wild plants i.e. Chamomile, (Matricaria chamomilla) Sage, (Salvia officinalis) and Thyme, (Thymus vulgaris). Infestations in brood and on adult honeybees as well as fallen mites were determined. Obtained results showed that, the non-treated colonies had the highest mean percentage of infested drone brood cells, worker brood cells and adult worker bees. Effect of thyme extract compared to sage, or chamomile was particularly remarkable in El-Arish district. Also, the highest number of Varroa mite fallen on the hive bottom board was recorded after the 10th week of treatment. Thyme extract showed the highest effect on the tested mite compared to other extracts.

DOI

10.21608/sinjas.2021.98382.1057

Keywords

Varroa mite, Honeybee, alternative control, Plant extracts

Authors

First Name

Samy

Last Name

Sakr

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Dept. of Plant Prod., Fac. Environ. Agric. Sci., Arish Univ., Egypt.

Email

samy0sakr777@gmail.com

City

Arish City

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First Name

Hatem

Last Name

Mahfouz

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Dept. of Plant Prod., Fac. Environ. Agric. Sci., Arish Univ., Egypt.

Email

hatemmahfouz@yahoo.com

City

ARISH City

Orcid

0000-0001-6858-2316

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

ElBassiony

MiddleName

N.

Affiliation

Dept. of Plant Prod., Fac. Environ. Agric. Sci., Arish Univ., Egypt.

Email

nagibbee@yahoo.com

City

Egypt

Orcid

-

First Name

Mahmoud

Last Name

Omar

MiddleName

Sayed

Affiliation

Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt

Email

profomarms72717@yahoo.com

City

Cairo

Orcid

-

Volume

10

Article Issue

3

Related Issue

30131

Issue Date

2021-12-01

Receive Date

2021-09-29

Publish Date

2021-12-01

Page Start

419

Page End

430

Print ISSN

2314-6079

Online ISSN

2682-3527

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https://sinjas.journals.ekb.eg/article_208591.html

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9

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1,210

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Publication Title

Sinai Journal of Applied Sciences

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https://sinjas.journals.ekb.eg/

MainTitle

CONTROLLING VARROA MITE, Varroa destructor, IN HONEY BEE, Apis mellifera, COLONIES BY CERTAIN EXTRACTS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN NORTH SINAI

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22 Jan 2023