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VOL. 7, ISSUE 6 (2022)
A review on “The management of varroa mites on honey bee colony”
Authors
Abhinash Borah, Munna Yadav, Satish Krushna Gharde
Abstract
Varroa destructor is one of the most serious threats to honey bee health globally. Beekeepers prefers to use chemical treatments to control theecto-parasite, though the overuse and mismanagement of the treatments led to the development of resistance in Varroa mites. Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is a sustainable approach for the pest management that depends on a combination of control methods that minimizes the harmful environmental impacts. Through this article, we provide a review of the components of IPM regarding Varroa control. These include identification, morphology, seasonal incidence, food and nutrition, damage to honey bees, and monitoring for Varroa. Further, we also provide a descriptive review of the different cultural, mechanical, biological, and chemical control methods used against Varroa destructor globally. To encourage the people to adopt beekeeping, a successful IPM approach, managing Varroa populations, must be an improvement over the conventional methods and it must be cost-effective that can be utilized readily by the beekeepers. It is our intention that we provide the most options available thorough review of Varroa control within the context of IPM. We hope that this work of ours will be of great help in protecting the honey bees from the Varroa destructor.
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Pages:148-155
How to cite this article:
Abhinash Borah, Munna Yadav, Satish Krushna Gharde "A review on “The management of varroa mites on honey bee colony”". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 7, Issue 6, 2022, Pages 148-155
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