Study of the Effectiveness of Using Aqueous Extract of Coleus Neochilus Plants in Controlling Varroa Parasite (Varroa Destructor Oud.) on Honey Bees

Gamal Abdu Ahmed Al-sharabi; Osman Nasser Al-galal

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Study of the Effectiveness of Using Aqueous Extract of Coleus Neochilus Plants in Controlling Varroa Parasite (Varroa Destructor Oud.) on Honey Bees

Gamal Abdu Ahmed Al-sharabi, Osman Nasser Al-galal

Published in American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Volume 10, Issue 3)

Received: 25 May 2022 Accepted: 10 June 2022 Published: 27 June 2022

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Due to the great interest in raising honey bees and their various products in most countries of the world recently, due to their great importance in various agricultural, food, therapeutic, and economic fields, but due to the spread of many honey bee pests, especially the Varroa parasite, which led to the death of huge numbers of bee colonies. Therefore, the research aimed to test the efficiency of the aqueous extract of Coleus neochilus in controlling Varroa destructor instead of using chemicals that pollute the contents of the beehive with chemical toxins that affect humans and the environment in addition to Varroa gaining immunity as a result of the repeated use of these materials Where the experiment was conducted in a private apiary in the isolate of a baker in Nuba village, Al-Odin District, Ibb Governorate, Yemen, on bee colonies of the local strain Apis mellifera Jamentica during the period from December 18 to 27, 2020, on standard beehives (Langstroth) with bee colonies of medium strength and to approximately equal degrees (Bee covering about 5 tablets) where three treatments were used 1- Coleus neochilus extract 5%, 2- Distilled water with 5% sugar added, 3- Untreated as a control) Sprayed beehives at a rate of 5 sprays on the tires of each cell of the first treatment, while the second treatment sprayed “factory witness” with distilled water with 5% sugar added, and left the third treatment “untreated witness”, the first readings were taken after an hour and the other readings after one day From the treatment for 5 consecutive days, the experiment was conducted between 2 pm and 4 pm to ensure the workers return from the field, The extract of C. neochilus 5% was significantly superior to Varroa destructor by 84.51% in comparison with distilled water added 5% sugar and untreated control with a percentage of 18.40% and 4.50%, respectively, at p < 0.05. The average varroa shedding after an hour compared to the total shedding after a day when using 5% C. neochilus extract was about 32.29%, while it was in the control treated with distilled water and sugar 10.33%, significantly superior at p < 0.01. The results also indicate that the average percentage of Varroa precipitation after and before treatment when using 5% C. neochilus plant extract was 33.04 weakness, significantly superior in comparison with the treatment of distilled water added 5% sugar and the untreated control, which amounted to 10.14 and 4.62 weakness, respectively, at the p < 0.01.

Published in	American Journal of Agriculture and Forestry (Volume 10, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajaf.20221003.16
Page(s)	118-122
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Honey Bee, Varroa Bee Varroa Destructor, Coleus Neochilus Plant Extract, Natural Control

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Gamal Abdu Ahmed Al-sharabi

Plant Production Department, College of Agriculture, Ibb University, Ibb, Republic of Yemen
Osman Nasser Al-galal

Veterinary School, Ministry of Technical Education and Vocational Training, Sana'a, Republic of Yemen

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VL  - 10
IS  - 3
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