Efficacy of plant extracts against Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

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creativework.keywordsHoney bees, LC50, Miticides, Plant extracts, Selectivity index, Varroa mites
dc.contributor.authorTabafunda, Minerva J.
dc.contributor.authorDe Castro, David T.
dc.contributor.authorPajarillo, Rolyne Mae C.
dc.contributor.authorSoliba, Mishima P.
dc.contributor.authorGarcia, Adora A.
dc.contributor.authorAcosta, Mac Donald C.
dc.contributor.authorDangle, Emmanuel O.
dc.date.accessioned2025-11-07T06:34:08Z
dc.date.available2025-11-07T06:34:08Z
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstractThe acaricidal and insecticidal effects of 12 selected botanicals against Varroa destructor and Apis mellifera were investigated. Crude ethanol leaf extract of botanicals was tested for acute toxicity using the full exposure method in a 16×4×3 Factorial Complete Randomized Design including negative control (water) and three commonly used chemical miticides (amitraz, tau fluvalinate, and thymol). The results revealed four promising miticides whose efficacy of plant extract, as measured by LC50, was in the following order of potency: Ocimum basilicum (biday)(15.80)> Vitex negundo (lagundi) (23.79) > Cymbopogon citratus (lemon grass) (27.73) >Gliricidia sepium (28.83). Due to their high selectivity index, they are also considered less toxic to honey bees.
dc.identifier.citationTabafunda, M. J., De Castro, D. T., Pajarillo, R. M. C., Soliba, M. P., Garcia, A. A., Acosta, M. D. C., & Dangle, E. O. (2023). Efficacy of plant extracts against Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.). Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES), 23(5), 38-50. https://innspub.net/efficacy-of-plant-extracts-against-varroa-mites-varroa-destructor-of-honey-bees-apis-mellifera-l/
dc.identifier.issne2222-3045
dc.identifier.issn2220-6663
dc.identifier.urihttps://lakasa.dmmmsu.edu.ph/handle/123456789/618
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES)
dc.relation.urihttps://innspub.net/efficacy-of-plant-extracts-against-varroa-mites-varroa-destructor-of-honey-bees-apis-mellifera-l/
dc.rights.licenseCC BY-NC 4.0
dc.sdgSDG 4
dc.sdgSDG 9
dc.subjectVarroa destructor
dc.subjectVarroa destructor--Control
dc.subjectHoneybee
dc.subjectHoneybee--Diseases and injuries
dc.subjectBotanical pesticides
dc.subjectPlant extracts
dc.subjectPlant extracts--Insecticidal
dc.subjectApiculture--Philippines
dc.subjectApiculture
dc.subject.lcshVarroa destructor--Control
dc.subject.lcshHoneybee--Parasites
dc.subject.lcshHoneybees--Diseases and injuries
dc.subject.lcshBotanical pesticides
dc.subject.lcshPlant extracts--Insecticidal properties
dc.subject.lcshApiculture--Philippines
dc.subject.lcshMiticides--Biological control
dc.titleEfficacy of plant extracts against Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) of honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)
dc.typeArticle
dcterms.accessRightsOpen access
local.subject.scientificnameApis mellifera
local.subject.scientificnameVarroa destructor
local.subject.scientificnameOcimum basilicum
local.subject.scientificnameVitex negundo
local.subject.scientificnameCymbopogon citratus
local.subject.scientificnameGliricidia sepium
local.subject.scientificnameCymbopogon nardus
local.subject.scientificnameArtemisia vulgaris
local.subject.scientificnamePremna odorata
local.subject.scientificnameSwietenia macrophylla
local.subject.scientificnameAzadirachta indica
local.subject.scientificnameOriganum vulgare
local.subject.scientificnameBlumea balsamifera
local.subject.scientificnameNicotiana tabacum
oaire.citation.endPage50
oaire.citation.issue5
oaire.citation.startPage38
oaire.citation.volume23
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