Survival of mite infested (Varroa destructor) honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in a Nordic climate
Survival of mite infested (Varroa destructor) honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in a Nordic climate
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10.1051/apido:2006031
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发表时间：
2006-09-01
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2.4
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Rosenkranz, Peter
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作者：
Fries, Ingemar;Imdorf, Anton;Rosenkranz, Peter
一个孤立的蜜蜂种群（N = 150）建立在哥特兰岛，在波罗的海的岛屿南端。在每个菌落用36至89个狄斯瓦螨侵染后，不对它们进行管理并允许它们成群。在六年多的时间里，对蜂群的聚集、冬季损失、秋季的感染率和春季的蜜蜂数量进行了监测。冬季死亡率从第三年和第四年的76%和57%下降到第五年和第六年的13%和19%。在过去的两年中，群集率从第三个田间季节的零增加到57.1%和36.4%。近两年成蜂的螨感染率有所下降，从第三年的0.47%分别下降到0.19%和0.22%。我们的数据表明，宿主-寄生虫的共适应已经发生，确保宿主和寄生虫的生存。这种共同适应背后的机制需要进一步研究。
An isolated honey bee population (N = 150) was established on the southern tip of Gotland, an island in the Baltic sea. After infestation with 36 to 89 Varroa destructor mites per colony, they were unmanaged and allowed to swarm. For over six years colonies were monitored for swarming, winter losses, infestation rate in the fall, and bee population size in the spring. Winter mortality rate decreased from 76% and 57% in the third and fourth years, to 13% and 19% in the fifth and sixth years. Swarming rates increased from zero the third field season to 57.1% and 36.4% in the last two years. The mite infestation on adult bees decreased during the last two years, from 0.47% in the third year to 0.19% and 0.22% respectively. Our data suggest that a host-parasite co-adaptation has occurred ensuring survival of both the host and the parasite. The mechanisms behind this co-adaptation require further study.