Prevalence of Varroa spp. correlated to the productive and temperamental factor in the apiary of the Fundo Tartar Pecuario – Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Peru

Authors

  • César Andreé Murga-Moreno Laboratorio de Inmunología e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5879-3694
  • Luis Vargas Rocha Escuela Académico Profesional de Medicina Veterinaria, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8571-6416
  • Miguel Chávez Farro Departamento Académico de Ciencias Veterinarias, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7340-9718
  • Cristian Hobán-Vergara Laboratorio de Inmunología e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4932-3164
  • Pedro Ortiz-Oblitas Laboratorio de Inmunología e Investigación, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Cajamarca, Peru https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8846-777X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v32i3.18845

Keywords:

Cajamarca, hives, nuclei, production, temperament, Varroasis

Abstract

Varroasis is a disease caused by arachnids of the genus Varroa, an obligatory parasite of bees and the cause of high mortality. The present study aimed to report the prevalence of Varroa spp in the apiary of the Fundo Tartar Pecuario of the National University of Cajamarca, Peru and the possible resistance factors associated with the production and temperament of the hives and nuclei. The sampling was carried out in December 2019. The average prevalence of Varroa spp in the four nuclei sampled was 1.62 ± 0.61% and in the three hives it was 1.11 ± 0.5%, being 1.39 ± 0.41% for the apiary. All the nuclei and hives were classified with good production (1 to 2 floors) and in terms of temperament: 1 calm nucleus, 1 aggressive and 2 very aggressive, while the three hives were very aggressive. It is concluded that the quality of being a nucleus or hive does not influence the production or temperament of the bees. Furthermore, temperament or production are not related to the presence of Varroa spp in the apiary.

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Published

2021-06-23

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 3 (2021)

Section

Comunicaciones

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Murga-Moreno, C. A., Vargas Rocha, L., Chávez Farro, M., Hobán-Vergara, C., & Ortiz-Oblitas, P. (2021). Prevalence of Varroa spp. correlated to the productive and temperamental factor in the apiary of the Fundo Tartar Pecuario – Universidad Nacional de Cajamarca, Peru. Revista De Investigaciones Veterinarias Del Perú, 32(3), e18845. https://doi.org/10.15381/rivep.v32i3.18845