The chemical ecology of host-parasite interaction as a target of Varroa destructor control agents
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- 作者：Erika Plettner ; Nurit Eliash ; Nitin K. Singh ; Govardhana R. Pinnelli…
- 关键词：Apis mellifera ; Varroa destructor ; mite control ; chemical senses ; semiochemical
- 刊名：Apidologie
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：February 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：48
- 期：1
- 页码：78-92
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- 刊物主题：Entomology; Life Sciences, general;
- 出版者：Springer Paris
- ISSN：1297-9678
- 卷排序：48
文摘
Honey bees and their ectoparasite Varroa destructor communicate through chemical signals among themselves, but they also eavesdrop on each other’s chemical cues. We summarize semiochemicals of honey bees and Varroa, and their roles in honey bee-Varroa interactions. We also give an overview of current Varroa control methods, which can be classified into three categories: (1) chemical control methods with acaricides, (2) biotechnical intervention, and (3) bee breeding programs. Widely used synthetic chemical acaricides are failing due to the emergence of resistant mites. Therefore, new methods are being sought for Varroa control, and methods that target the semiochemical interactions between bees and mites are among the candidates. We review our discovery of compounds that alter the host choice of Varroa mites (from nurse to forager) in laboratory tests. Any semiochemical-based methods are still in the experimental stage and need validation in the field.