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| Title |
Laboratory evaluation of some plant essences to control Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae)
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| Published in |
Experimental and Applied Acarology, January 2002
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| DOI | 10.1023/a:1023342118549 |
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| Authors |
Ardeshir Ariana, Rahim Ebadi, Gholamhosein Tahmasebi |
| Abstract |
This research was conducted to evaluate acaricidal effects of some plant essences on Varroa mites and the possibility of their usage for Varroa control. First, live Varroa mites were obtained from adult honeybees with CO2 in a newly designed apparatus. Thyme, savory, rosemary, marjoram, dillsun and lavender essences at concentrations of 2 and 1 g/100 g (w/w), caused a mite mortality rate of more than 97% and 95%, respectively. Also spearmint at 2 g/100 g was able to kill more than 97% of Varroa mites. When sprayed on worker honeybees infected with mites, thyme, savory, spearmint and dillsun essences at 2 g/100 g (w/w) caused 43-58% Varroa mortality. Toxicity of thyme, savory and spearmint essences for worker honeybees was not significantly different from that of controls (acetone and water), but dillsun essence caused 12% honeybee mortality. These results showed that essences of thyme, savory and spearmint have acaricidal properties that could be used for controlling Varroa in honeybee colonies. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 77 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Chile | 1 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | 1% |
| Latvia | 1 | 1% |
| Morocco | 1 | 1% |
| India | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 72 | 94% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 17% |
| Researcher | 10 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 9 | 12% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 8 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 6% |
| Other | 16 | 21% |
| Unknown | 16 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 31 | 40% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 7 | 9% |
| Chemistry | 4 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 4% |
| Engineering | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 9 | 12% |
| Unknown | 20 | 26% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 October 2014.
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