Behaviour of Varroa mites invading honey bee brood cells

Boot, W.J.; Beetsma, J.; Calis, J.N.M.

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“…Boot et al [10] studied invasion behaviour of individual mites in small, heavily infested colonies. Experiments were carried out in a specially designed observation hive using a 'half-comb' frame [2].…”

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“…The observations suggested that the movement of a mite from the cell opening to the bottom took about 1 min. When studying the recordings of the position of the bees at the cell opening over 3 min before the mite reached the cell bottom, Boot et al [10] concluded that it was not necessary for the bee to place its head and thorax into the brood cell for mite invasion. Apparently, mites left bees when brought in close proximity to a brood cell.…”

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“…Because mites were never observed to walk across the comb surface, Boot et al [10] suggested that mites went directly from the ventral side of the bee into the brood cell.…”

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Invasion behaviour of Varroa jacobsoni Oud.: from bees into brood cells

1999

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-Varroa jacobsoni mites may invade worker or drone brood cells when worker bees bring them in close contact with these cells. The attractive period of drone brood cells is two to three times longer than that of worker brood cells. The attractiveness of brood cells is related to the distance between the larva and the cell rim and the age of the larva. The moment of invasion of the mite into a brood cell is not related to the duration of its stay on adult bees. The fraction of the phoretic mites that invade brood cells is determined by the ratio of the number of suitable brood cells and the size of the colony. The distribution of mites over worker and drone brood in a colony is determined by the specific rates of invasion and the numbers of both brood cell types. Knowledge of mite invasion behaviour has led to effective biotechnical control methods. © Inra/DIB/AGIB/Elsevier, Paris Apis mellifera / Varroa jacobsoni / invasion / brood cell type / biotechnical control

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Invasion behaviour of Varroa jacobsoni Oud.: from bees into brood cells

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“…This may be understood as follows. A mite has to be carried close to a brood cell by a bee before invasion occurs (Boot et al, 1994b), and only some of the honey bees in a colony reside near a cell suitable for mite invasion. Therefore, the number of bees that bring a mite close enough to a brood cell may determine how many mites invade, and this number of bees will increase when there are more brood cells present per bee, ie a higher brood/bees ratio (Boot et al, 1994a).…”

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Invasion of Varroa jacobsoni into drone brood cells of the honey bee, Apis mellifera

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“…Boot et al [2,3] found that the rate of invasion of mites into brood cells is proportional to the ratio between the number of attractive brood cells and the number of bees in a colony. Calis et al [7,8] [7], whereas mite trapping with drone brood should be synchronized with the swarming season to ensure drone brood production [8].…”

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