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Apidologie
Volume 23, Number 1, 1992
Page(s) 57 - 60
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/apido:19920106
Apidologie 23 (1992) 57-60
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19920106

Reproduction of Varroa jacobsoni (Acari : Mesostigmata: Varroidae) in temperate climates of Argentina

J.A. Marcangeli, M.J. Eguaras and N.A. Fernandez

Universidad Nacional de Mar dei Plata, Laboratorio de Artrópodos, Fac Cs Ex y Nat, CONICET, Funes 3350 (7600), Mar del Plata, Argentina

Abstract - The proportion of mite females that reproduce was determined throughout 2 seasons of the year: autumn and spring in the temperate climates of Argentina. A greater reproduction of the parasite was recorded in springtime. A large proportion of non-reproductive females was observed in autumn. Such variation in reproduction levels could produce differential growth rhythms in mite populations during different seasons.


Key words: Varroa jacobsoni / Argentina / reproduction rate