Abstract:We investigated the influence of winter and summer on Varroa destructor infestation in honey bees from the Atlantic Forest in 28 apiaries, also registering the temperature and rainfall for the locations. We found 94% of the honey bee colonies were infested by varroa mite and its prevalence was higher in summer. General varroa infestation level was 4.2±3.9%. Colonies over winter (5.12±4.8%) presented higher infestation compared to summer (3.4±2.5%) ranging from 0 to 17.8% and Pearson correlation showed a low de… Show more
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