Open AccessREPELLENT EFFECT OF PLANTS ON MITES VARROA JACOBSONI (OUD., 1904) IN ARMENIA
Author(s) -
Rukhkyan,
Oganesyan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
theory and practice of parasitic disease control
Language(s) - English
DOI - 10.31016/978-5-9902341-5-4.2020.21.341-345
Subject(s) - varroa jacobsoni , varroa , beekeeping , apiary , biology , varroa sensitive hygiene , toxicology , honey bee , botany , horticulture , apidae , hymenoptera
In the beekeeping practice of Armenia, prevention and treatment of bee diseases has become very important in recent years. One of the known invasive bee diseases that causes significant damage to beekeeping in Armenia is Varroatosis, which is caused by the mole mites Varroa jacobsoni (Oud., 1904), that infects the larvae, pupae, and imago of bees. Varroatosis is a hidden disease that provokes the death of the bee colony. The purpose of our research is to screen the repellent effects of plants on Varroa jacobsoni mites, in order to completely abandon the use of chemical drugs during preventive and decontamination activities. We developed the proportion of the impact of the repellency of herbaceous plants growing on the territory of Armenia on Varroa jacobsoni mites in order to reject them from bees and prevent the spread of this invasive disease on an apiary. The following plants were used in our research: wormwood (Artemisia absinthium L.), yarrow (Achilleamille folium L.) and chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla L.) The results of our studies revealed a positive effect. The effectiveness of an inexpensive and completely harmless method allows us to judge about its profitability.