Reproductive success of the parasitic mite (Varroa destructor) is lower in honeybee colonies that target infested cells with recapping

Abstract Cell recapping is a behavioural trait of honeybees (Apis mellifera) where cells with developing pupae are uncapped, inspected, and then recapped, without removing the pupae. The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, unarguably the most destructive pest in apiculture world-wide, invades the...

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Autores principales: Melissa A. Y. Oddie, Ashley Burke, Bjørn Dahle, Yves Le Conte, Fanny Mondet, Barbara Locke
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:84362c3044d149cbb92014c71b1f372c2021-12-02T17:39:31ZReproductive success of the parasitic mite (Varroa destructor) is lower in honeybee colonies that target infested cells with recapping10.1038/s41598-021-88592-y2045-2322https://doaj.org/article/84362c3044d149cbb92014c71b1f372c2021-04-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88592-yhttps://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Cell recapping is a behavioural trait of honeybees (Apis mellifera) where cells with developing pupae are uncapped, inspected, and then recapped, without removing the pupae. The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, unarguably the most destructive pest in apiculture world-wide, invades the cells of developing pupae to feed and reproduce. Honeybees that target mite infested cells with this behaviour may disrupt the reproductive cycle of the mite. Hence, cell recapping has been associated with colony-level declines in mite reproduction. In this study we compared the colony-level efficacy of cell recapping (how often infested cells are recapped) to the average mite fecundity in A. mellifera. Our study populations, known to be adapted to V. destructor, were from Avignon, France, Gotland, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway, and were compared to geographically similar, treated control colonies. The results show that colonies with a higher recapping efficacy also have a lower average mite reproductive success. This pattern was likely driven by the adapted populations as they had the largest proportion of highly-targeted cell recapping. The consistent presence of this trait in mite-resistant and mite-susceptible colonies with varying degrees of expression may make it a good proxy trait for selective breeding on a large scale.Melissa A. Y. OddieAshley BurkeBjørn DahleYves Le ConteFanny MondetBarbara LockeNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2021)
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Melissa A. Y. Oddie
Ashley Burke
Bjørn Dahle
Yves Le Conte
Fanny Mondet
Barbara Locke
Reproductive success of the parasitic mite (Varroa destructor) is lower in honeybee colonies that target infested cells with recapping
description Abstract Cell recapping is a behavioural trait of honeybees (Apis mellifera) where cells with developing pupae are uncapped, inspected, and then recapped, without removing the pupae. The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor, unarguably the most destructive pest in apiculture world-wide, invades the cells of developing pupae to feed and reproduce. Honeybees that target mite infested cells with this behaviour may disrupt the reproductive cycle of the mite. Hence, cell recapping has been associated with colony-level declines in mite reproduction. In this study we compared the colony-level efficacy of cell recapping (how often infested cells are recapped) to the average mite fecundity in A. mellifera. Our study populations, known to be adapted to V. destructor, were from Avignon, France, Gotland, Sweden, and Oslo, Norway, and were compared to geographically similar, treated control colonies. The results show that colonies with a higher recapping efficacy also have a lower average mite reproductive success. This pattern was likely driven by the adapted populations as they had the largest proportion of highly-targeted cell recapping. The consistent presence of this trait in mite-resistant and mite-susceptible colonies with varying degrees of expression may make it a good proxy trait for selective breeding on a large scale.
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author Melissa A. Y. Oddie
Ashley Burke
Bjørn Dahle
Yves Le Conte
Fanny Mondet
Barbara Locke
author_facet Melissa A. Y. Oddie
Ashley Burke
Bjørn Dahle
Yves Le Conte
Fanny Mondet
Barbara Locke
author_sort Melissa A. Y. Oddie
title Reproductive success of the parasitic mite (Varroa destructor) is lower in honeybee colonies that target infested cells with recapping
title_short Reproductive success of the parasitic mite (Varroa destructor) is lower in honeybee colonies that target infested cells with recapping
title_full Reproductive success of the parasitic mite (Varroa destructor) is lower in honeybee colonies that target infested cells with recapping
title_fullStr Reproductive success of the parasitic mite (Varroa destructor) is lower in honeybee colonies that target infested cells with recapping
title_full_unstemmed Reproductive success of the parasitic mite (Varroa destructor) is lower in honeybee colonies that target infested cells with recapping
title_sort reproductive success of the parasitic mite (varroa destructor) is lower in honeybee colonies that target infested cells with recapping
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/84362c3044d149cbb92014c71b1f372c
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