Comparing effects of three Acaricides on Varroa jacobsoni (Acari: Varroidae) and Apis Mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) using two application techniques

G. Pérez Santiago; G. Otero-Colina; D. Mota Sánchez; M. E. Ramírez Guzman; R. Vandame

doi:10.2307/3496722

Comparing effects of three Acaricides on Varroa jacobsoni (Acari: Varroidae) and Apis Mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) using two application techniques

G. Pérez Santiago, G. Otero-Colina, D. Mota Sánchez, M. E. Ramírez Guzman, R. Vandame

Centro Interdisciplinario de Investigación para el Desarrollo Integral Regional (CIIDIR), Unidad Durango

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Abstract

Two bioassays were administered to determine the dose-lethality response of Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans and the honey bee, Apis mellifera L., to amitraz, flumethrin and fluvalinate. The first bioassay method was spraying by means of the Potter-Bourgerjon's tower. The results are expressed in mean lethal concentrations (LC₅₀). The second method was topical application by means of microsyringe and manual applicator. The results are expressed in mean lethal doses (LD₅₀). Both LC₅₀ and LD₅₀ values were considerably higher in honey bees than in varroa mites, showing that a wide margin of safety exists between effective doses against mites and harmful doses for honey bees. Both methods gave similar confidence intervals; they showed a comparable sensitivity to changes in dose or concentration of pesticides.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	468-476
Number of pages	9
Journal	Florida Entomologist
Volume	83
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2307/3496722
State	Published - 2000

Keywords

Amitraz
Bioassays
Flumethrin
Fluvalinate
Honey bees
Susceptibility
Toxicity
Varroa mites

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Comparing effects of three Acaricides on Varroa jacobsoni (Acari: Varroidae) and Apis Mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) using two application techniques

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