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Spatial clusters of Varroa destructor control strategies in Europe

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dc.contributor.authorBrodschneider, Robert
dc.contributor.authorSchlagbauer, Johannes
dc.contributor.authorArakelyan, Iliyana
dc.contributor.authorBallis, Alexis
dc.contributor.authorBrus, Jan
dc.contributor.authorBrusbardis, Valters
dc.contributor.authorCadahía, Luis
dc.contributor.authorCharrière, Jean-Daniel
dc.contributor.authorChlebo, Robert
dc.contributor.authorCoffey, Mary F.
dc.contributor.authorCornelissen, Bram
dc.contributor.authorCosta, Cristina Amaro
dc.contributor.authorDanneels, Ellen
dc.contributor.authorDanihlík, Jiří
dc.contributor.authorDobrescu, Constantin
dc.contributor.authorEvans, Garth
dc.contributor.authorFedoriak, Mariia
dc.contributor.authorForsythe, Ivan
dc.contributor.authorGregorc, Aleš
dc.contributor.authorJohannesen, Jes
dc.contributor.authorKauko, Lassi
dc.contributor.authorKristiansen, Preben
dc.contributor.authorMartikkala, Maritta
dc.contributor.authorMartín-Hernández, Raquel
dc.contributor.authorMazur, Ewa
dc.contributor.authorMutinelli, Franco
dc.contributor.authorPatalano, Solenn
dc.contributor.authorRaudmets, Aivar
dc.contributor.authorSimon Delso, Noa
dc.contributor.authorStevanovic, Jevrosima
dc.contributor.authorUzunov, Aleksandar
dc.contributor.authorVejsnæs, Flemming
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorGray, Alison
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-04T11:55:48Z
dc.date.available2023-01-04T11:55:48Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractBeekeepers have various options to control the parasitic mite Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies, but no empirical data are available on the methods they apply in practice. We surveyed 28,409 beekeepers maintaining 507,641 colonies in 30 European countries concerning Varroa control methods. The set of 19 diferent Varroa diagnosis and control measures was taken from the annual COLOSS questionnaire on honey bee colony losses. The most frequent activities were monitoring of Varroa infestations, drone brood removal, various oxalic acid applications and formic acid applications. Correspondence analysis and hierarchical clustering on principal components showed that six Varroa control options (not necessarily the most used ones) signifcantly contribute to defning three distinctive clusters of countries in terms of Varroa control in Europe. Cluster I (eight Western European countries) is characterized by use of amitraz strips. Cluster II comprises 15 countries from Scandinavia, the Baltics, and Central-Southern Europe. This cluster is characterized by long-term formic acid treatments. Cluster III is characterized by dominant usage of amitraz fumigation and formed by seven Eastern European countries. The median number of diferent treatments applied per beekeeper was lowest in cluster III. Based on estimation of colony numbers in included countries, we extrapolated the proportions of colonies treated with diferent methods in Europe. This suggests that circa 62% of colonies in Europe are treated with amitraz, followed by oxalic acid for the next largest percentage of colonies. We discuss possible factors determining the choice of Varroa control measures in the diferent clusters.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationBrodschneider, R., Schlagbauer, J., Arakelyan, I. et al. Spatial clusters of Varroa destructor control strategies in Europe. J Pest Sci (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10340-022-01523-2pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s10340-022-01523-2pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/7484
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.subjectApis melliferapt_PT
dc.subjectCOLOSSpt_PT
dc.subjectBeekeepingpt_PT
dc.subjectAcaricidept_PT
dc.subjectVarroa controlpt_PT
dc.subjectSurvey resultspt_PT
dc.titleSpatial clusters of Varroa destructor control strategies in Europept_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.titleJournal of Pest Sciencept_PT
person.familyNameAmaro da Costa
person.givenNameCristina Isabel
person.identifier.ciencia-id4B16-176A-223A
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-8625-2206
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rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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