{"id":203,"date":"2019-07-02T21:37:06","date_gmt":"2019-07-02T19:37:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.beefree.es\/?p=203"},"modified":"2024-01-30T19:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:14:20","slug":"changes-in-the-behavior-of-varroa-mites-less-foretic-mites-on-the-bees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.resistantbees.es\/?p=203","title":{"rendered":"Changes in the behavior of Varroa mites, less foretic mites on the bees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to the studies of a biologist from a spanish university, the behavior of Varroa mites in recent years has changed.<br \/>\nThis also explains why many types of treatments no longer work.<br \/>\nThe relationship between the mites that reside in the bee brood cells, to those that are on the bees (foretic), has changed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.resistantbees.com\/fotos\/va\/va_protej.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At a beekeeping conference we were informed by a biologist that Varroa mite behaviors have changed decisively in the last 30 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Previously, varroa for\u00e9tica mites were often found on the backs of bees and now prefer the bellies of bees.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Therefore, many Varroas can be on the bees and we do not see them so easily.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u2013\u00a0<strong>And this is even more important:<br \/>\nPreviously about 2\/3 of the Varroa mites were in the bee brood cells and the third part were foretic, on top of the bees. This has also changed gradually\u00a0and now 85% is in the bee brood and only 15% on the bees.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The mites are hidden inside the bee brood where most of the treatments of the beekeepers have no effect.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>conclusion:<br \/>\n<strong>treatments with acids and chemical products in hives with brood present are increasingly unsuccessful.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The only solution is that bees defend themselves.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here is an article by Erik \u00d6sterlund, which refers to this:<br \/>\nthe treatment of bees against the mite Varroa leads to an increase in the reproduction rate of mites (Treatment for increased reproduction rate):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"bllWk6xYBF\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.elgon.es\/diary\/?p=799\">Treatment select for increased reproduction rate<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" title=\"\u201cTreatment select for increased reproduction rate\u201d \u2014 Elgon Blog\" src=\"http:\/\/www.elgon.es\/diary\/?p=799&amp;embed=true#?secret=bllWk6xYBF\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" data-secret=\"bllWk6xYBF\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>source:<br \/>\nManuel Izquierdo, professional beekeeper, biologist at the University of Seville, international representative of the COAG association (Coordinator of farmers \u201aand ranchers\u2018 organizations)[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to the studies of a biologist from a spanish university, the behavior of Varroa mites in recent years has changed. 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