Reproduction of Varroa jacobsoni in colonies of Apis cerana indica under natural and experimental conditions

Tewarson, Naresh C.; Singh, Anirud; Engels, Wolf

doi:10.1051/apido:19920209

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“…If suffering from varroatosis, they are often co-infected with virus (Martin, 1998). In the original host, the Asian A. cerana, female Varroa mites invade worker brood but reproduce exclusively in drone brood (Koeniger et al, 1981;Tewarson et al, 1982;Boot et al, 1997). Why in A. mellifera colonies Varroa mites are also able to reproduce in worker brood is unknown (Garrido et al, 2001).…”

Section: Worker Brood Infestation In Apis Melliferamentioning

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Number and position of wounds on honey bee (Apis mellifera) pupae infested with a single Varroa mite

Kanbar¹,

Engels²

2004

Eur. J. Entomol.

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Abstract. The wounds inflicted on pupae in capped brood cells of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, infested with a single female of the ectoparasitic mite, Varroa destructor, were investigated after visualisation by vital staining with trypan blue. On average the mites made two integumental perforations for feeding on prepupae and one on pupae. Most of the punctures were on particular ventral sites on the abdomen. Possible reasons for this pronounced preference and the evolutionary aspects of this highly specialised parasite-host relationship are discussed.

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Section: Worker Brood Infestation In Apis Melliferamentioning

confidence: 99%

Number and position of wounds on honey bee (Apis mellifera) pupae infested with a single Varroa mite

Kanbar¹,

Engels²

2004

Eur. J. Entomol.

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“…A bee performing this dance is groomed by a nestmate with the mesothoracic legs [74]. Grooming is an important mechanism of protection against the invasion of tracheal mites (Acarapis woodi) into the tracheal tubes in bees known to have genetically based resistance to this parasite [31,64,93 [96,100,105,106,127]. Investigations by Rosenkranz et al [106] indicated that the number of infested pupae that are removed from experimentally infested cells may be lower than previously reported [91,92,100] [38] argued that the limited reproduction of V. jacobsoni on seasonally occurring drone brood in A. cerana is sufficient to explain the bees' tolerance of the mite.…”

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Behavioral defenses of honey bees against Varroa jacobsoni Oud.

Boecking¹,

1999

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“…In the host-parasite relationship between A. cerana and V. jacot)soni the mites do invade worker cells, but as a rule do not reproduce in these cells (Tewarson et al 1992;Rosenkranz et al 1993). In African or Africanized A. mellf/bra the same phenomenon occurs, albeit less conspicuous ly: a high percentage of the mites do not reproduce after invading worker cells (e.g.…”

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“…Camazine 1986;Rosenkranz et al 1990), and the same is reported for Varroa mites invading worker cells of A. mellifera intermissa (Ritter et al 1990;Ritter 1993). In A. cerana, Varroa mites invade both worker and drone ceils, but as a rule reproduce only in drone cells (Tewarson et al 1992;Rosenkranz et al 1993). Finally, Euvarroa sinhai invades and reproduces only in drone brood cells of A.…”

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Why do Varroa mites invade worker brood cells of the honey bee despite lower reproductive success?

Boot

Baalen

Sabelis

1995

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

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Disclaimer/Complaints regulationsIf you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: http://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible. Abstract Varroa jacobsoni reproduces both in drone and worker brood cells of honey bees, but in drone cells reproductive success is higher than in worker cells. A simple model using clonal population growth as a fitness measure has been developed to study the circumstances under which specialization on drone brood would be a better strategy than reproduction in both types of cell. For European Apis mellO~kra, the model suggests that if mites have to wait less than 7 days on average before they can invade a drone cell, specialization on drone brood would be a better strategy. This is close to the estimated waiting time of 6 days. Hence, small differences in reproductive success in drone and worker cells and in the rate of mortality may determine whether specialization on drone brood will be promoted or not. In European A. mell(fera colonies, Varroa mites invade both drone and worker cells, but specialization on drone brood cells seems to occur to some extent because drone cells are more frequently invaded than worker cells. In the parasite-host association of V. jacobsoni with African or Africanized A. mellijkra or with A. cerana, the mites also invade both drone and worker cells, but the mites specialize on drone brood for reproduction since a large percentage of the mites in worker brood do not reproduce. Only in the parasite-host association of Euvarroa sinhai, a mite closely resembling V. jacobsoni, and A. florea is specialization complete, because these mites only invade drone brood.

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Reproduction of Varroa jacobsoni in colonies of Apis cerana indica under natural and experimental conditions

Cited by 60 publications

References 12 publications

Number and position of wounds on honey bee (Apis mellifera) pupae infested with a single Varroa mite

Number and position of wounds on honey bee (Apis mellifera) pupae infested with a single Varroa mite

Behavioral defenses of honey bees against Varroa jacobsoni Oud.

Why do Varroa mites invade worker brood cells of the honey bee despite lower reproductive success?

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