Infestation by Pyemotes tritici (Acari, Pyemotidae) causes death of stingless bee colonies (Hymenoptera: Meliponina)

Autor(es)

Menezes, C. ^[1] ; Coletto-Silva, A. ^[2] ; Gazeta, G. S. ^[3] ; Kerr, W. E. ^[4]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Fac Filosofia Ciencias & Letras Ribeirao Preto, Dept Biol, BR-14049 Ribeirao Preto - Brazil

^[2] Inst Nacl de Pesquisas da Amazonia, Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil

^[3] Fiocruz MS, Inst Oswaldo Cruz, Lab Ixodides, Dept Entomol, BR-21045900 Rio De Janeiro - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Uberlandia, Inst Genet & Bioquim, BR-38400 Uberlandia, MG - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Genetics and Molecular Research; v. 8, n. 2, p. 630-634, 2009.
• Citações Web of Science: 2

Resumo

We report the infestation of stingless bee nests by the mite Pyemotes tritici, which killed four colonies of Tetragonisca angustula and one colony of Frieseomelitta varia in Brazil. The first infected colony, a colony of T. angustula, came from an area between Uberlandia and Araguari, Minas Gerais. The transfer of the mites to the other colonies occurred through the transfer of infected combs and subsequent manipulations. Other colonies in the same meliponary, which had not been manipulated, were not infected. The infestation was terminated by isolating the dead colonies from the meliponary. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 07/50218-1 - A produção de rainha e a multiplicação de colônias de abelhas sem ferrão
• Beneficiário: Cristiano Menezes
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado Direto