Hassan, M., Rizk, M., Allam, S., Zaki, A. (2008). Essential Oils as Potential Control Agents Against Varroa Mite Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman in Comparison with Chemical Substance on Honeybee Colonies Headed by Hybrid Local Egyptian Queens. test, 2(1), 9-14. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2008.4972
M. Hassan; Margaret Rizk; Sally Allam; A. Zaki. "Essential Oils as Potential Control Agents Against Varroa Mite Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman in Comparison with Chemical Substance on Honeybee Colonies Headed by Hybrid Local Egyptian Queens". test, 2, 1, 2008, 9-14. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2008.4972
Hassan, M., Rizk, M., Allam, S., Zaki, A. (2008). 'Essential Oils as Potential Control Agents Against Varroa Mite Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman in Comparison with Chemical Substance on Honeybee Colonies Headed by Hybrid Local Egyptian Queens', test, 2(1), pp. 9-14. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2008.4972
Hassan, M., Rizk, M., Allam, S., Zaki, A. Essential Oils as Potential Control Agents Against Varroa Mite Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman in Comparison with Chemical Substance on Honeybee Colonies Headed by Hybrid Local Egyptian Queens. test, 2008; 2(1): 9-14. doi: 10.21608/ajesa.2008.4972

Essential Oils as Potential Control Agents Against Varroa Mite Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman in Comparison with Chemical Substance on Honeybee Colonies Headed by Hybrid Local Egyptian Queens

Acarines: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Acarology
Article 3, Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2008, Pages 9-14    PDF (243.07 K)
Document Type: Original research articles
DOI: 10.21608/ajesa.2008.4972
Authors
M. Hassan1; Margaret Rizk2; Sally Allam3; A. Zaki2
1Department of Zoology and Agricultural Nematology, Fac. of Agric., Cairo Univ.
2Plant Protection Research Institute, Agric. Res. Center, Min. of Agric
3Department of Zoology and Agricultural Nematology, Fac. of Agric., Cairo Univ
Abstract
The efficacy of essential oils i.e. geranium oil, lemon oil, mint oil, chamomile oil and black cumin oil, used alone or in
mixtures, compared with a chemical insecticide, mitac, against Varroa mite was evaluated. The infestation levels of
these substances were evaluated in honeybee colonies during October, November and December 2005 in Giza
Governorate. Cotton strips, saturated with the tested substances, were hanged between the middle combs in all
treatments. The efficacy rate of geranium oil, lemon oil, mixture of (geranium, lemon, chamomile and mint oils) and
mixture of (lemon, black cumin and mint oils), in comparison with mitac was 37.27%, 32.56%, 37.59%, 36.27% and
53.64% respectively. This study indicates that using mixture of essential oils was more suitable with cotton strips in
controlling Varroa mite. Genetic improvement by using hybrid queens between Apis mellifera carnica (drones) and
Apis mellifera lamerkii (virgins), proved to be an effective and reliable method for the control of Varroa destructor.
Cultural control by lemon oil or added to sugar solution was used in feeding the colonies, especially in winter. Putting
the colonies in citrus garden and cultivation of geranium or chamomile around apiaries (these new cultural control)
were added to IPM programmes for control Varroa mite.
Keywords
Varroa destructor; control; Essential oils; mitac; cultural control; genetic improvement; Apis; mellifera lamerkii
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