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Title: HEATING AUDLT HONEY BEES TO REMOVE VARROA JACOBSONI

Author
item Harbo, John

Submitted to: Journal of Apicultural Research
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/4/2000
Publication Date: 10/1/2000
Citation: Harbo, J.R. 2000. Heating audlt honey bees to remove Varroa jacobsoni. Journal of Apicultural Research. 39(3-4):181-182.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: For more than 20 years, heat has been used in many parts of eastern Eutrope (Karpov & Zabelin, 1978; Komissar, 1979; Komissar, 1985; Akimov et al., 1988) to remove many and perhaps most of the varroa (Varroa Jacobsoni) from adult honey bees (Apis Mellifera). Bees are removed from their colony in autumn when there is very little brood.