TY  - JOUR
T1  - The Effects of Varroa (<I>Varroa destructor</I>) Infestation Level on Wintering Ability and Survival Rates of Honeybee (<I>Apis mellifera</I> L.) Colonies
AU - Yeninar, Halil AU - Akyol, Ethem 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 10
IS  - 11
SP  - 1427
EP  - 1430
PY  - 2011
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2011.1427.1430
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2011.1427.1430
KW  - survival rates
KW  -wintering ability
KW  -Varroa infestation
KW  -Honeybee
AB  - This study was carried out to determine the effects of the Varroa (<I>Varroa destructor</I>) infestation level (in fall) on the wintering ability and survival rates of honeybee (<I>A. mellifera anatoliaca</I>) colonies. Four different infestation levels of varroa in honeybee colonies were tested in this study. Ten honeybee colonies in which infestation levels were similar were used for each group. A total of forty colonies were used. The average wintering abilities in low, medium, high and extreme groups were found to be 94.28, 91.42, 63.92 and 23.28%, respectively. An average survival rate for the low, medium, high and extreme groups were found to be 100, 100, 80 and 40%, respectively. Differences among the groups for wintering ability (p&lt;0.01) were significant. A strong, negative correlation was found between the wintering ability, the survival rates and the level of varroa infestation (r = -0.71, r = -0.69). The colonies infested with high rates of varroa showed less wintering ability and lower survival rates than the low infested colonies.
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