The Effect of The Two-Queen Colony Management Practice on Colony Performance and Varroa (Varroa Destructor Anderson&Trueman) Infestation Levels In Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Colonies

This study was carried out to determine the effects of a colony management practice that uses two queens on colony performances and varroa infestation levels located in Erzurum throughout 2017. The average number of frames covered with bees was found to be 15.20 ± 0.84 for single-queen colonies and 21.75 ± 1.63 for two-queen colonies. The difference between the two groups in terms of frames covered with bees in May was not statistically significant, but the difference between the two groups in June, July and August was statistically significant (p < 0.01). The average amount of brood in siglequeen and two-queen groups were found to be 4016.85 ± 508.65 and 5300.31 ± 380.73 cm2 per colony, respectively. The difference between the two groups in terms of brood area was also very significant (p < 0.01). The average amount of honey obtained per colony in two-queen colonies was 22.74 ± 1.94 kg, whereas this value was found to be 15.76 ± 1.64 kg in single-queen colonies The average varroa infestation level of colonies were found 4.30±0.55% and 7.62±1.12% in the single-queen and two-queen colonies, respectively. The mean values, in term of varroa level, in May, June, July, and August were found 0.89±0.76%, 3.17±0.27%, 6.36±0.63% and 13.05±1.23% respectively.

BAL ARILARINDA (Apis mellifera L.) İKİ ANALI KOLONİ YÖNETİMİNİN KOLONİ PERFORMANSI VE VARROA (Varroa destructor Anderson &Trueman) BULAŞIKLIK DÜZEYİNE ETKİSİ

2017 yılında yürütülen bu çalışmada, Erzurum şartlarında iki ana arılı koloni yönetiminin koloniperformansına etkileri incelenmiştir. Koloni başına ortalama arılı çerçeve sayısı tek analı kolonilerde15.20±0.84 adet, iki analı kolonilerde 21.75±1.63 adet olarak bulunmuştur. Ortalama arılı çerçeve miktarıbakımından gruplar arasında gözlenen farklılık Mayıs ayında istatistiki açıdan önemsizken, Haziran,Temmuz ve Ağustos aylarında çok önemli (p

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  • Başlangıç: 2001
  • Yayıncı: U.Ü.Arıcılık Geliştirme-Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi