Se ha observado un síndrome llamado Desorden del Colapso de las Colonias, siendo los principales factores causantes plaguicidas y la presencia plagas enfermedades. El objetivo este trabajo fue determinar cuantificar en muestras miel cera, prevalencia niveles infestación/infección parasitosis colonias abejas melíferas que pudieran asociarse a esta pérdida colmenas. Durante dos años consecutivos ...

Mexico is a major honey producer, but not much information exists about the health status of bees (Apis mellifera L.) in country. This study was conducted to determine sanitary adult Mexico’s five beekeeping regions. Samples from 369 apiaries were diagnosed identify pathogens such as Varroa destructor, which quantified, Acarapis woodi, Nosema spp., and viruses. Colonies also inspected for prese...

Many physiological systems appear to have safety margins, with excess capacity relative to normal functional needs, but the significance of such excess capacity remains controversial. In this study, we investigate the effects of parasitic tracheal mites (Acarapis woodi) on the safety margin for oxygen delivery and flight performance of honeybees. Tracheal mites did not affect the flight metabol...

The paper deals with aspects of the two known brood parasites of honey bees from Asia, namely the tropical bee mites Tropilaelaps clareae Delfinado et Baker and Tropilaelaps koenigerum Delfinado-Baker et Baker. These species of Tropilaelaps belong to the family Laelapidae (Mesostigmata). They feed on bee larvae and pupae causing brood malformation and the death of bees. T. clareae occurs on 5 s...