EVALUATION OF SOME HONEY BEE PRODUCTS AND CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AGAINST FUNGAL PATHOGENS OF HONEY BEE COLONIES

Ali, M. A.M.; Abd El-Ghafar, N. Y.

doi:10.21608/jppp.2005.238584

EVALUATION OF SOME HONEY BEE PRODUCTS AND CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS AGAINST FUNGAL PATHOGENS OF HONEY BEE COLONIES

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

M. A.M. Ali ¹
N. Y. Abd El-Ghafar ²

¹ Department of plant protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Shoubra El-Kheima, Cairo, Egypt

² Department of plant pathology, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Shoubra El-Kheima, Cairo, Egypt

10.21608/jppp.2005.238584

Abstract

Application of chemical compounds (i.e. Moncerin, Rhizolex T and Topsin M) and bee products (i.e. bee honey, propoils and royal jelly) were reduced growth of Ascosphaera apis (Chalk brood disease of honey bee) and Aspergillus flavus (stone brood disease of honey bee), compared with the control. Percentage of growth reduction to both pathogens was increased with increasing the rates of chemical compounds or bee products application. Meanwhile, application of chemical compounds were more effective than naturally products to reduction growth of A. apis and A. flavus. However, royal jelly as naturally products and topsin M as chemical compounds were the most effective to reduction growth of both pathogens. Application of both Rhizolex T or Moncerin as chemical compounds and propolis or bee honey as bee products were moderately effective.

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