FIELD EVALUATION OF SOME PLANT EXTRACTS FOR THE CONTROL OF VARROASIS

Document Type : Original Article

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Plant Protection Dept., Fac. of Agric., Ain Shams Univ., Shoubra EL-Kheima, Cairo, Egypt.

Abstract

Six plant extracts, namely zingiber (ginger) roots, leaves of marjoram, seeds of
santonica, clove, caraway and fenugreek were evaluated against varroa mite during
September-October,1995, at the apiary of the faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams
University, Cairo, Egypt. The obtained results revealed that santonica, clove and
fenugreek were the most effective compounds for reducing varroa mite population.
Colonies treated with the other plant extracts( zingiber, marjoram and caraway) also
had significantly fewer mites than untreated colonies. There was no indication that any
of the tested compounds had adverse effects on honey bee colonies.

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Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology
Volume 28, Issue 1
January 2003
Pages 573-579

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