Efficacy of Essential Oils and Formic Acid in the Management of Tropilaelaps clareae in Apis mellifera Linnaeus Colonies in Relation to Honey Production
Efficacy of Essential Oils and Formic Acid in the Management of Tropilaelaps clareae in Apis mellifera Linnaeus Colonies in Relation to Honey Production
Noor Islam1, Muhammad Amjad2, Ehsan ul Haq3, Elizabeth Stephen1 and Falak Naz4
Mean population reduction percentage of honey bee ectoparasitic mite Tropilaelaps clareae in worker brood by using 25% concentration.
Mean population reduction percentage of honey bee ectoparasitic mite T. clareae in worker brood by using 50% concentration.
Mean population reduction percentage of honey bee ectoparasitic mite T. clareae in worker brood by using 100% concentration.
Mean number of dead/fallen T. clareae mites in honey bee colonies by using 25% concentration.
Mean number of dead/fallen T. clareae mites in honey bee colonies by using 50% concentration.
Mean number of dead/fallen T. clareae mites in honey bee colonies by using 100% concentration.
Mean mite mortality percentage of T. clareae in honey bee colonies by 25% concentration.
Mean mite mortality percentage of T. clareae in honey bee colonies by 50% concentration.
Mean mite mortality percentage of T. clareae in honey bee colonies by 100% concentration.
Comparative mean honey yield (Kg) per colony by using different essential oils.
