Volume : V, Issue : VI, June - 2016

SEASONAL VARIATION OF ECTOPARASITE MITE Tropilaelaps clareae and Varroa jacobsoni ON Apis mellifera

V. K. Mattu, Ishu Sharma

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  Present studies were undertaken to study the seasonal variation of ectoparasite mite, Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans and Tropilaelaps clareae Delfinado and Baker on European honeybee, Apis mellifera L. in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh. Each experimental apiary of A. mellifera colony consists of different number of frames. For these studies annual seasonal cycle was divided into winter, spring and early summer, summer, rainy and autumn. Data on seasonal variations in population of ectoparasitic mites on A. mellifera colonies revealed that population of V. jacobsoni was maximum during the month of April (14.20±2.82), whereas, peak period of T. clareae infestation was observed in the months of September (28.80±9.21) and October (25.70±8.52) than other months of the year.

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V. K. Mattu, Ishu Sharma SEASONAL VARIATION OF ECTOPARASITE MITE Tropilaelaps clareae and Varroa jacobsoni ON Apis mellifera International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.5, Issue : 6 JUNE 2016

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