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Varroa destructor infestation levels in Africanized honey bee colonies in Brazil from 1977 when first detected to 2020

2023; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 54; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/s13592-022-00984-9

1297-9678

Dayson Castilhos, Alana Maria Polesso, Alany Cristyane Felix da Silva, Alexsandro Bispo dos Santos, Alice Tâmara de Carvalho Lopes, Aloísio Alkmim de Oliveira Filho, Ana Flávia Santos da Cunha, Anderson Puker, André Luís Matioli, Andréa Abreu Serrado Campos, Andréia Lopes de Morais, Anna Frida Hatsue Modro, Antônio Abreu Silveira Neto, Arthur de Souza Moreira Pires, Caio Biasi Mauro, Carine Mascena Peixoto, Carize da Cruz Mercês, Carlos Alfredo Lopes de Carvalho, Charle da Silva Paiva, Daniel S. Pereira, Daniel Santos Freire, Darcet Costa Souza, David De Jong, Diego Antônio Machado Soares, Edgar Rodrigues de Araújo Neto, Eduardo Alves de Souza, Eliaber Barros Santos, Emanuel Maia, Endrigo Adonis Braga de Araújo, Erica Gomes de Lima, Érica Weinstein Teixeira, Erika Gleice Menezes do Nascimento, Fábio Adriano Santos e Silva, Fabrício Alaor Cappelari, Fabrício Chagas Sobrinho, Felipe Mendes Fontes, Francisco Ariclenes Olinto, Francisco Everton Jales da Silva, Genevile Carife Bergamo, Geraldo Aparecido Rodrigues, Geraldo Moretto, Giliola Maria Lima Casadio, Gilson Marcos Bogus, Gleidson Giordano Pinto de Carvalho, Gleydson Luiz de Oliveira Neto, Guido Laércio Bragança Castagnino, Guilherme Sampaio de Queiroz, Gustavo Porfírio Pires, Hemilly Marques da Silva, Hilton Borges Silva Neto, Hugo Thales de Souza Nunes, Ingrid Pereira Pinto Oliveira, Isadora Rodriguez Sambrana, Jean Samel Rocha, Jefferson Luiz Banderó, João Gustavo Souza Sales de Albuquerque, João Paulo de Holanda Neto, John P. Kastelic, José Carlos Vieira Guerra, Joselly Rodrigues da Costa, Jossivanio Santos de Jesus, Juliana do Nascimento Bendini, Kátia Peres Gramacho, Larissa Queiroz de Souza, Lavínia Nascimento Leoni, Lionel Segui Gonçalves, Lubiane Guimarães Cestaro, Lucas da Silva Morais, Lucas Filipe Correia Franca Dantas, Luciano Santana Serra, Lucilene de Abreu, Luís Carlos Borsuk, Luís Fernando Batista Pinto, Luiz Amilo da Silva, Luiz Arthur dos Anjos Lima, Maicon José Fogaça, Márcia Regina Cavichio Issa, Maria Emilene Correia-Oliveira, Maria Alves, Marliton Rocha Barreto, Matheus Carvalho Del Rey, Matheus José de Oliveira Costa Barbosa, Matheus Roberto da Silva, M. M. Morais, Natália Vinhal-Silva, Pâmela Tereza de Oliveira Gomes, P.M.G. Beelen, Patrick Oliveira de Sousa, Paulo Sérgio Cavalcanti Costa, Pedro Acioli de Souza, Rafael de Paula, Raiane Barbosa Mendes, Renata Valéria Regis de Sousa Gomes, Ricardo Gonçalves Santos, Roberto Junior Teixeira Nascimento, Rodrigo Diniz Silveira, Rodrigo Silva Cabral, Rodrigo de Nazaré Santos Torres, Roger Beelen, R. A. Pereira, Rômulo Augusto Guedes Rizzardo, Sabrina Aparecida Cunha, Sandro Tarcísio Celmer, Sarajane Estevan, Sebastião Lourenço de Assis Júnior, Silel Vinicius Simões Andrade Maciel, Silvio José Reis da Silva, Stephano Bismark Lopes Cavalcante Moreira, Tânia Patrícia Schafaschek, Tatiane Amaral de Barros, Tayana Holz Ruela, Thaís Menezes de Souza Vitena, Thaís Regina Bridi, Vagner Maximino Leite, Vanderlei Doniseti Acassio dos Reis, Vanessa Santos Louzado das Neves, Viviane Ferreira de Medeiros,

Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior

The objectives of this review article were to examine the dynamics of Varroa destructor infestation levels in Africanized honey bees (AHB) in Brazil, since this parasitic mite was first detected in 1977. Data from published research articles, conference proceedings, congress abstracts, and unpublished data obtained from academic researchers was included. Although mite infestations varied significantly along the years, there were no indications that varroa negatively impacted Brazilian apiculture. The mean infestation levels have remained around 4.5 mites per 100 adult bees, with a median of 3.8, during the last 45 years. Adult bee and worker brood infestation rates were found to be similar, though with some geographical variation, including a tendency for higher infestations in the southern regions of the country. Various researchers have suggested that the low infestation levels could be a consequence of the tropical and subtropical climate, honey bee hybridization, grooming and hygienic behaviors, honey bee and mite genetic factors, low nutritional stress, management practices, low migratory stress, and environmental conditions. The lack of a need for chemical treatment of varroa infestations facilitates apiary management and favors organic beekeeping throughout the country. However, though AHB colonies and beekeeping in Brazil thrive without the need for treatment measures, more research should be conducted to better assess the impact that the low varroa mite infestations have on AHB colony health and productivity.