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Exp Appl Acarol

Title:		The effect of queen pheromone status on Varroa mite removal from honey bee colonies with different grooming ability
Author(s):		Bahreini R; Currie RW;
Address:		"Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada, Umbahrei@myumanitoba.ca"
Journal Title:		Exp Appl Acarol
Year:		2015
Volume:		20150410
Issue:		3
Page Number:		383 - 397
DOI:		10.1007/s10493-015-9907-2
ISSN/ISBN:		1572-9702 (Electronic) 0168-8162 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The objective of this study was to assess the effects of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) with different grooming ability and queen pheromone status on mortality rates of Varroa mites (Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman), mite damage, and mortality rates of honey bees. Twenty-four small queenless colonies containing either stock selected for high rates of mite removal (n = 12) or unselected stock (n = 12) were maintained under constant darkness at 5 degrees C. Colonies were randomly assigned to be treated with one of three queen pheromone status treatments: (1) caged, mated queen, (2) a synthetic queen mandibular pheromone lure (QMP), or (3) queenless with no queen substitute. The results showed overall mite mortality rate was greater in stock selected for grooming than in unselected stock. There was a short term transitory increase in bee mortality rates in selected stock when compared to unselected stock. The presence of queen pheromone from either caged, mated queens or QMP enhanced mite removal from clusters of bees relative to queenless colonies over short periods of time and increased the variation in mite mortality over time relative to colonies without queen pheromone, but did not affect the proportion of damaged mites. The effects of source of bees on mite damage varied with time but damage to mites was not reliably related to mite mortality. In conclusion, this study showed differential mite removal of different stocks was possible under low temperature. Queen status should be considered when designing experiments using bioassays for grooming response"
Keywords:		Animals *Beekeeping Bees/*parasitology Grooming Pheromones/*metabolism Varroidae/*physiology;
Notes:		"MedlineBahreini, Rassol Currie, Robert W eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Netherlands 2015/04/11 Exp Appl Acarol. 2015 Jul; 66(3):383-97. doi: 10.1007/s10493-015-9907-2. Epub 2015 Apr 10"