Looking for the causes of and solutions to the issue of honey bee colony losses
2019
Аутори
Stanimirović, ZoranGlavinić, Uroš
Ristanić, Marko
Aleksić, Nevenka
Jovanović, Nemanja M.
Vejnović, Branislav
Stevanović, Jevrosima
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Colony losses, including those induced by the colony collapse disorder, are an urgent problem of contemporary apiculture which has been capturing the attention of both apiculturists and the research community. CCD is characterized by the absence of adult dead bees in the hive in which few workers and a queen remain, the ratio between the brood quantity and the number of workers is heavily disturbed in favor of the former, and more than enough food is present. Robbing behavior and pests usually attacking the weakened colony do not occur. In the present paper, the causes of the emergence of this problem are discussed, as well as the measures of its prevention. The following factors, which lead to colony losses, are analyzed: shortage of high-quality food (pollen and honey); infestation with parasites, primarily with Varroa destructor, and mixed virus infections; bacterial infections (American and European foulbrood), fungal infections (nosemosis and ascosphaerosis) and trypanosomal infec...tions (lotmariosis); and, finally, general management of the apiary. Certain preventive measures are proposed: (1) providing ample high-quality forage and clean water, (2) avoiding sugarisation, i.e. superfluous use of sugar syrup, (3) meeting the nutritional needs of the colony, (4) when feeding bees, taking care of the timing and the composition of diet, avoiding pure sugar syrup which in excessive quantities may induce energetic and oxidative stress, (5) when there is a shortage of natural feed - honey in the brood chamber - use sugar syrup with natural/artificial supplements to avoid protein starvation, (6) organized control of V. destructor in the colonies is obligatory due to its vector role, and (7) compliance with hygienic and sanitary measures and principles of good apiculture practice and management in apiaries. To conclude, all preventive measures are feasible in compliance with rules and regulations concerning regular spring and autumn bee health monitoring by licensed veterinarians, who can propose adequate treatments if necessary.
Кључне речи:
Apis mellifera / colony losses / honey bee pathogens / nutrition / pesticidesИзвор:
Acta Veterinaria-Beograd, 2019, 69, 1, 1-31Издавач:
- Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd
Финансирање / пројекти:
- Молекуларно-генетичка и екофизиолошка истраживања у заштити аутохтоних анималних генетичких ресурса, очувању добробити, здравља и репродукције гајених животиња и производњи безбедне хране (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-46002)
DOI: 10.2478/acve-2019-0001
ISSN: 0567-8315
WoS: 000463352300001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85065080315
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Fakultet veterinarske medicineTY - JOUR AU - Stanimirović, Zoran AU - Glavinić, Uroš AU - Ristanić, Marko AU - Aleksić, Nevenka AU - Jovanović, Nemanja M. AU - Vejnović, Branislav AU - Stevanović, Jevrosima PY - 2019 UR - https://vet-erinar.vet.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1736 AB - Colony losses, including those induced by the colony collapse disorder, are an urgent problem of contemporary apiculture which has been capturing the attention of both apiculturists and the research community. CCD is characterized by the absence of adult dead bees in the hive in which few workers and a queen remain, the ratio between the brood quantity and the number of workers is heavily disturbed in favor of the former, and more than enough food is present. Robbing behavior and pests usually attacking the weakened colony do not occur. In the present paper, the causes of the emergence of this problem are discussed, as well as the measures of its prevention. The following factors, which lead to colony losses, are analyzed: shortage of high-quality food (pollen and honey); infestation with parasites, primarily with Varroa destructor, and mixed virus infections; bacterial infections (American and European foulbrood), fungal infections (nosemosis and ascosphaerosis) and trypanosomal infections (lotmariosis); and, finally, general management of the apiary. Certain preventive measures are proposed: (1) providing ample high-quality forage and clean water, (2) avoiding sugarisation, i.e. superfluous use of sugar syrup, (3) meeting the nutritional needs of the colony, (4) when feeding bees, taking care of the timing and the composition of diet, avoiding pure sugar syrup which in excessive quantities may induce energetic and oxidative stress, (5) when there is a shortage of natural feed - honey in the brood chamber - use sugar syrup with natural/artificial supplements to avoid protein starvation, (6) organized control of V. destructor in the colonies is obligatory due to its vector role, and (7) compliance with hygienic and sanitary measures and principles of good apiculture practice and management in apiaries. To conclude, all preventive measures are feasible in compliance with rules and regulations concerning regular spring and autumn bee health monitoring by licensed veterinarians, who can propose adequate treatments if necessary. PB - Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd T2 - Acta Veterinaria-Beograd T1 - Looking for the causes of and solutions to the issue of honey bee colony losses VL - 69 IS - 1 SP - 1 EP - 31 DO - 10.2478/acve-2019-0001 ER -
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Stanimirović, Z., Glavinić, U., Ristanić, M., Aleksić, N., Jovanović, N. M., Vejnović, B.,& Stevanović, J.. (2019). Looking for the causes of and solutions to the issue of honey bee colony losses. in Acta Veterinaria-Beograd Univerzitet u Beogradu - Fakultet veterinarske medicine, Beograd., 69(1), 1-31. https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2019-0001
Stanimirović Z, Glavinić U, Ristanić M, Aleksić N, Jovanović NM, Vejnović B, Stevanović J. Looking for the causes of and solutions to the issue of honey bee colony losses. in Acta Veterinaria-Beograd. 2019;69(1):1-31. doi:10.2478/acve-2019-0001 .
Stanimirović, Zoran, Glavinić, Uroš, Ristanić, Marko, Aleksić, Nevenka, Jovanović, Nemanja M., Vejnović, Branislav, Stevanović, Jevrosima, "Looking for the causes of and solutions to the issue of honey bee colony losses" in Acta Veterinaria-Beograd, 69, no. 1 (2019):1-31, https://doi.org/10.2478/acve-2019-0001 . .