Prevalence and reproduction of Tropilaelaps mercedesae and Varroa destructor in concurrently infested Apis mellifera colonies
© 2015, INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France. The prevalence of Tropilaelaps mercedesae and Varroa destructor in concurrently infested A. mellifera colonies in Thailand was monitored. We also assessed the fecundity of T. mercedesae and V. destructor in naturally infested brood and in brood cells del...
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th-cmuir.6653943832-441052018-04-25T07:45:39Z Prevalence and reproduction of Tropilaelaps mercedesae and Varroa destructor in concurrently infested Apis mellifera colonies Ninat Buawangpong Lilia I. de Guzman Kitiphong Khongphinitbunjong Amanda M. Frake Michael Burgett Panuwan Chantawannakul Agricultural and Biological Sciences © 2015, INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France. The prevalence of Tropilaelaps mercedesae and Varroa destructor in concurrently infested A. mellifera colonies in Thailand was monitored. We also assessed the fecundity of T. mercedesae and V. destructor in naturally infested brood and in brood cells deliberately infested with both mite genera. Results showed that the natural co-infestation of an individual brood cell by both mite genera was rare ( < 0.1 %). Overall, T. mercedesae was the more dominant brood parasite of A. mellifera than V. destructor. In naturally infested brood, the proportion of nonreproductive Tropilaelaps (29.8 ± 3.9 %) was lower than that of Varroa (49.6 ± 5.9 %). Both mites produced similar numbers of progeny (T. mercedesae = 1.48 ± 0.05; V. destructor = 1.69 ± 0.14). The two mite genera also reproduced normally when they were deliberately introduced into the same brood cells. In two separate assessments, the average worker brood infestations of T. mercedesae (19.9 %) were significantly higher than that of V. destructor (0.7 %). Our results on the higher prevalence and reproductive ability of T. mercedesae in concurrently infested colonies reaffirm Tropilaelaps’ competitive advantage over V. destructor and their reported negative impact to A. mellifera colonies. 2018-01-24T04:38:10Z 2018-01-24T04:38:10Z 2015-11-01 Journal 12979678 00448435 2-s2.0-84946593472 10.1007/s13592-015-0368-8 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84946593472&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/44105 |
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© 2015, INRA, DIB and Springer-Verlag France. The prevalence of Tropilaelaps mercedesae and Varroa destructor in concurrently infested A. mellifera colonies in Thailand was monitored. We also assessed the fecundity of T. mercedesae and V. destructor in naturally infested brood and in brood cells deliberately infested with both mite genera. Results showed that the natural co-infestation of an individual brood cell by both mite genera was rare ( < 0.1 %). Overall, T. mercedesae was the more dominant brood parasite of A. mellifera than V. destructor. In naturally infested brood, the proportion of nonreproductive Tropilaelaps (29.8 ± 3.9 %) was lower than that of Varroa (49.6 ± 5.9 %). Both mites produced similar numbers of progeny (T. mercedesae = 1.48 ± 0.05; V. destructor = 1.69 ± 0.14). The two mite genera also reproduced normally when they were deliberately introduced into the same brood cells. In two separate assessments, the average worker brood infestations of T. mercedesae (19.9 %) were significantly higher than that of V. destructor (0.7 %). Our results on the higher prevalence and reproductive ability of T. mercedesae in concurrently infested colonies reaffirm Tropilaelaps’ competitive advantage over V. destructor and their reported negative impact to A. mellifera colonies. |
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Prevalence and reproduction of Tropilaelaps mercedesae and Varroa destructor in concurrently infested Apis mellifera colonies |
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Prevalence and reproduction of Tropilaelaps mercedesae and Varroa destructor in concurrently infested Apis mellifera colonies |
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Prevalence and reproduction of Tropilaelaps mercedesae and Varroa destructor in concurrently infested Apis mellifera colonies |
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Prevalence and reproduction of Tropilaelaps mercedesae and Varroa destructor in concurrently infested Apis mellifera colonies |
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Prevalence and reproduction of Tropilaelaps mercedesae and Varroa destructor in concurrently infested Apis mellifera colonies |
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