Surveillance and genotyping of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) parasitizing Apis mellifera jemenitica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Saudi Arabia

Journal Article

Alattal, Yehya . 2016

• نوع عمل المنشور: Project
• رابط المنشور على الويب: Surveillance and genotyping of Varroa destructor (Acari: Varroidae) parasitizing Apis mellifera jemenitica (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
• المجلة \ الصحيفة: Revista Colombiana de Entomología
• رقم العدد: 2
• رقم الإصدار السنوي: 41
• الصفحات: 180 t0 183

مستخلص المنشور

A total of 72 Apis melllifera jemenitica honeybee samples were collected from eight 
different provinces within Saudi Arabia. Samples consisted of adult worker bees and capped 
brood cells. All samples were analyzed to estimate Varroa destructor mite infestation levels, 
and isolated V. destructor mites (n= 90) were subjected to DNA analysis. Results revealed 
that all colonies sampled in this survey were infested with V. destructor mites. The overall 
averageinfestation levels were 5.5±4.8% and 13.1±10.6% on adult worker bees