Spatial clusters of Varroa destructor control strategies in Europe

• Published in: Journal of pest science Vol. 96; no. 2; pp. 759 - 783
• Main Authors: Brodschneider, Robert, Schlagbauer, Johannes, Arakelyan, Iliyana, Ballis, Alexis, Brus, Jan, Brusbardis, Valters, Cadahía, Luis, Charrière, Jean-Daniel, Chlebo, Robert, Coffey, Mary F., Cornelissen, Bram, da Costa, Cristina Amaro, Danneels, Ellen, Danihlík, Jiří, Dobrescu, Constantin, Evans, Garth, Fedoriak, Mariia, Forsythe, Ivan, Gregorc, Aleš, Johannesen, Jes, Kauko, Lassi, Kristiansen, Preben, Martikkala, Maritta, Martín-Hernández, Raquel, Mazur, Ewa, Mutinelli, Franco, Patalano, Solenn, Raudmets, Aivar, Simon Delso, Noa, Stevanovic, Jevrosima, Uzunov, Aleksandar, Vejsnæs, Flemming, Williams, Anthony, Gray, Alison
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.03.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Acids; Agriculture; Apiculture; Apis mellifera; Beekeeping; Bees; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Cluster analysis; Clustering; Colonies; Control methods; Ecology; Empirical analysis; Entomology; Forestry; Formic acid; Fumigation; Honey; Life Sciences; Original Paper; Oxalic acid; Plant Pathology; Plant Sciences; Varroa destructor; Europe; Acaricide; control; Survey results; Beekeeping; COLOSS

Beekeepers have various options to control the parasitic mite Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies, but no empirical data are available on the methods they apply in practice. We surveyed 28,409 beekeepers maintaining 507,641 colonies in 30 European countries concerning Varroa control methods. The...