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Preference of Varroa Jacobsoni Oudemans for Different Cell Types and Some Factors Affecting Reproduction<\/p>\n

Preference of Varroa Jacobsoni Oudemans for Different Cell Types and Some Factors Affecting Reproduction <\/a><\/h1>\n
<\/div>\n
\nApiacta, Feb. 1984 \u2013 pages 165-167
\nDE RUIJTER, A. (Netherlands)
\nReproduction of Varroa<\/em> only occurs inside capped worker and drone brood cells. Prior to reproduction, female mites leave the adult bees and enter brood cells just before capping. The mites enter the larval food and stay there until the bee larva frees them by eating the food. At this time, the cell has been capped. More mites are found in drone cells than in worker cells. There seems to be chemical attraction which is stronger in drone larvae than in worker larvae. In queenless colonies, more mites were found on drone pupae in drone cells than on drone pupae in worker cells. In Brazil, more mites were found in large worker cells than in smaller ones. These two observations indicate that features of the cell are important in respect of distribution of Varroa<\/em> on the comb.
\nIn our first experiment, we tried to establish this by offering different types of cells on one comb to Varroa-infected colonies.
\nFeeding on the larva inside the capped brood cell initiates oviposition. It has been demonstrated that application of juvenile hormone to honeybee larva, just after cell capping, stimulates the reproduction of Varroa<\/em>. Oviposition starts 60 hours after cell capping. An egg is laid about every 30 hours. As a rule, the first egg is female, the second male, the third and following eggs are also female. Females develop from fertilized eggs and are diploid, males develop from unfertilized eggs and are haploid.
\nIn our second experiment we studied factors influencing the pace of oviposition and the success of reproduction.
\nExperiment 1.<\/strong>
\nMaterial and methods<\/strong>
\nWe put drops of melted beeswax in a worker comb in a regular pattern into certain cells: in every fourth horizontal row of cells, every fourth cell was made 3 to 4 mm less deep than neighbouring cells. This comb was placed inside the broodnest of a Varroa<\/em> infected colony. When most of the brood was capped, we examined the contents of treated and untreated cells. We scored the number of adult Varroa<\/em> females that had entered the different cells. This was done separately for five age classes of the bee brood, according to Ifantidis.
\nResults and discussion<\/strong>
\nThe preference is always bigger than one (mean=6.97), except for one observation where the number of treated cells was very low. This means that adult female mites enter protruding cells more frequently than normal worker cells, though all cells contain worker brood.
\nConclusion<\/strong>
\nApparently chemical attraction is not the only factor that determines the distribution of mites in available cells; cell type is also important. The mechanism by which the mites discriminate between different cell types is not clear. Probably. the behaviour of the bees that carry the mites to the brood cells is different towards different cell types. The process of leaving the bee and entering the brood cell needs further study. Intervention in this process might lead to biological control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Table 1.<\/strong>
\nNumber of Cells Examined and Mean Numbers of Adult Female Mites per Cell for Each Age Class of Bee Brood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Age
\nclass of the bee brood*<\/td>\n		Untreated cells<\/td>\nTreated cells<\/td>\nPreference**
\n(B\/A)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of cells<\/td>\nMean number of adult
\nfemale mites per cell (A)<\/td>\n		Number of cells<\/td>\nMean number of adult
\nfemale mites per cell (B)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
I<\/td>\n153<\/td>\n0.013<\/td>\n25<\/td>\n0.080<\/td>\n6.1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
III<\/td>\n199<\/td>\n0.005<\/td>\n44<\/td>\n0.091<\/td>\n18.2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IV<\/td>\n133<\/td>\n0.038<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n0.200<\/td>\n5.3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
II<\/td>\n52<\/td>\n0.019<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n0.222<\/td>\n11.6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
III<\/td>\n49<\/td>\n0.041<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n0.564<\/td>\n8.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
III<\/td>\n106<\/td>\n0.283<\/td>\n18<\/td>\n0.556<\/td>\n2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
IV<\/td>\n159<\/td>\n0.264<\/td>\n50<\/td>\n1.280<\/td>\n4.8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
II<\/td>\n47<\/td>\n0.0532<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n2.667<\/td>\n5.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
III<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n0.731<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n0.667<\/td>\n0.9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
* I=prepupa, II=pupa with white eyes, III=pupa with red eyes, IV=pupa early tanning, V=pupa with brown thorax.
\n** The mean number of mites in treated cells divided by mean number of mites in untreated cells is given as \u201cpreference\u201d.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Table 2.<\/strong>
\nMean Offspring of Females Confined in a Newly-capped Drone or Worker Cell and then Put in a Newly-capped Worker Cell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Period in brood cells:<\/td>\nNumber of cells<\/td>\nEgg\/larva<\/td>\nProtonymph<\/td>\nDeutonymph<\/td>\nAdult<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mobile<\/td>\nImmobile<\/td>\nMobile<\/td>\nImmobile<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
24 hrs drone + 9 days worker<\/td>\nn=19<\/td>\n0.0<\/td>\n0.5<\/td>\n0.6m<\/td>\n0.9m<\/td>\n1.8m<\/td>\n0.9f
\n0.8m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48 hrs drone + 9 days worker<\/td>\nn=10<\/td>\n0.2<\/td>\n1.0<\/td>\n0.1m<\/td>\n1.3m<\/td>\n1.1m<\/td>\n1.7m<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
48 hrs drone + 7 days worker<\/td>\nn=15<\/td>\n0.7<\/td>\n0.7<\/td>\n0.2m<\/td>\n1.7m<\/td>\n1.1m<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
m = male
\nf = female<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Experiment 2.<\/strong>
\nMaterial and methods<\/strong>
\nOpen worker brood cells were marked by a sheet of transparant plastic, attached to the frame by two drawing pins. The comb was then put back into the colony. After 4 hours, newly-capped cells were numbered and opened by using a razor blade. A female Varroa<\/em> mite was introduced into each cell, the cells were carefully closed and the comb placed back in the colony again. After a desired period the cells were opened and the content studied.
\nWe tried to increase the stimulation of oviposition by transferring mites 24 or 48 hours after cell capping into newly-capped cells. In this way, the mites were able to feed on round larvae and spinning larvae twice and would get a double amount of any factor in the haemolymph of the bee.
\nResults and Discussion<\/strong>
\nAfter 24 hours extra in a worker cell or drone cell, a male is produced in most cases. Apart from an adult female, in many cases there are 3 female deutonymphs. Compared to 10 days, the intervals between the successive eggs must have been shorter.
\nAfter 48 hours extra in a worker or drone cell, no males are produced at all. In many cases there are three deutonymphs (means are 2.4 and 3.0). This again suggests that the interval between successive eggs is shorter than in the normal situation.
\nConclusion<\/strong>
\nOviposition, as well as sex determination are affected by stimuli during the first two days inside the capped brood cell.\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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