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Main Author: William de Jesús May Itzá
Format: Artículo científico
Language:en
Published: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México 2007
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Online Access:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42338101
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  • Eficacia de un gel a base de timol en el control del ácaro Varroa destructor que infesta colonias de abejas Apis mellifera, bajo condiciones tropicales en Yucatán, México William de Jesús May Itzá Luis Abdelmir Medina Medina Jorge Carlos Marrufo Olivares Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) THYMOL TROPIC YUCATAN VARROOSIS EFFECTIVENESS The effectiveness of a thymol based gel (12.5 g of thymol in 50 g of gel) for controlling Varroa destructor in commercial honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies under tropical conditions was evaluated. Three groups of honey bee colonies were used, the fi rst group received one tray containing thymol gel (G1), the second group received two trays with thymol gel (G2) and the third group (con-trol) received no treatment (G3).The application of the gels was repeated twice with two weeks between treatments. In total G1 received 2 trays and G2 received 4 trays of thymol gels, thus the honey bee colonies and the mites were exposed to the thymol gels during 30 days. The mite infestation levels in adult bees and capped brood were registered before and after the application of the treatments in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the thymol based gels. The effectiveness of the treatments estimated for adult bees was 97% and 93% for G1 y G2, respectively, and in the capped brood the effectiveness was 94% and 95% for both groups respectively. The results show that the application of one thymol gel (G1) tray with a second application in a 15 day inter-val (total of two trays) can eliminate ≈95% of the mites in honey bee colonies under tropical conditions and thus can be used as an alternative method for the apiculturist of this region to control this parasite. 2007 artículo científico 0301-5092 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=42338101 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=423 Veterinaria México application/pdf Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Veterinaria México (México) Num.1 Vol.38