Publications by authors named "N Bulacio Cagnolo"
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- A large-scale survey conducted in Latin America found that on average, 30.4% of managed honey bee colonies and 39.6% of stingless bee colonies were lost each year over a two-year period (2016-2018).
- Summer losses for stingless bees (30.9%) were higher compared to winter losses (22.2%), while honey bee losses did not show the same seasonal pattern.
- The survey revealed significant differences in colony loss rates between countries and over the years, indicating challenges in maintaining bee colony health and economic viability for those involved in beekeeping.
Varroa destructor is one of the most important sanitary threats for the beekeeping industry and so far disease control is based mainly on chemical treatment. However, a long-term solution may arise from studying natural surviving colonies of Apis mellifera. We compared the Varroa infestation rate in six commercial colonies that received annual treatment against mites and six non-treated colonies that survived in absence of any treatment for the last 6 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInformation on the long‑term consequences of Nosema ceranae to honey bee lifespan and effectiveness of Nosema control with fumagillin is scarce and not always consistent. Our objective in this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the antibiotic fumagillin to control N. ceranae in hives in East‑Central Argentina.
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