1. THYMOL AS CONTROL AGENT OF MITES (VARROA DESTRUCTOR) ON HONEYBEES (APIS MELLIFERA).
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Ahmad, Khawer Jawad, Razzaq, Asif, Abbasi, Khalida Hamid, Shafiq, Muhammad, Saleem, Muhammad, and Arshadullah, Muhammad
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THYMOL ,MITE control ,VARROA ,FORMIC acid ,FLUVALINATE ,BEE colonies - Abstract
Studies were carried out on thymol as a controlling agent for bee mites. In this study thymol powder (5mg hive
-1 ) was compared with formic acid 65% and fluvalinate (strip) as standard control measure against Varroa mite. The mite mortality rate was recorded in honeybee colonies of Apis mellifera during 2011-12 at research farm of Beekeeping and Hill Fruit Pests Research Station, Rawalpindi. Analysis of variance for different treatments indicated (F=3.64, F>P=0.15) significantly different effect among treatments as well as for the control of mite. The average efficacy of thymol was 73.72% as compared to 69.21% by fluvalinate, 72.23% by formic acid and 13.1% in control. The reduction in the effectiveness of fluvalinate may be attributed to the development of resistance against fluvalinate strip. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2013