Surveillance and genotyping of Varroa destructor parasitizing Apis mellifera jemenitica in Saudi Arabia

Journal Article

SINGLE, Ahmad A.Al Ghamdi , Yehya Alattal,MOHAMMAD JAVED ANSARI,AREF . 2015

• المجلة \ الصحيفة: Revista Colombiana de Entomología
• رقم العدد: 2
• رقم الإصدار السنوي: 41
• الصفحات: 182-184

مستخلص المنشور

The mite, V. destructor is one of the most destructive pests
of the honeybee (Apis mellifera) worldwide (Rosenkranz
et al. 2010). Varroa mite has two haplotypes that are able
to reproduce successfully on A. mellifera; the Japan-type is
relatively non-virulent whereas the Korea-type, is extremely
virulent (Anderson and Trueman 1998; Anderson 2000). In
Saudi Arabia, the mite was first reported in 1987 (AlGhamdi
1990), perhaps through a shipment of introduced honeybees
from Egypt, the usual package bee supplier of Saudi Arabia.
Later, several studies reported on the occurrence and impact
of Varroa mite throughout the country (Al Ghamdi 1990; Al
Ghamdi 2002). Yet, general infestation levels and genotyping
of V. destructor in Saudi Arabia is still needed.