Morphometric identification of the predominant species of Varroa (Parasitiformes: Varroidae) in bee colonies in Hopelchén, Campeche
Abstract
Worldwide, varroasis continues to be the main health problem in beekeeping production systems, causing great economic losses; currently in the Yucatan Peninsula the presence of Varroa has been reported, however, it is unknown which of the 4 species parasitize Apis mellifera bees in the State of Campeche. The objective of this research was to morphometrically identify the predominant species of Varroa (Parasitiformes: Varroidae) in bee colonies in Hopelchén, Campeche; For this, 61 hives were evaluated from 5 apiaries, from each one 200 to 300 bees were collected; For the morphometric analysis, 244 mites were placed in 50% lactic acid for 2 hours at 100ºC, and the segments were subsequently measured in an ocular micrometer. The results indicated that 100% of the evaluated mites belong to the Varroa destructor species, the mean K conglomerates indicated intraspecific differences (P<0.05), observing 5 morphotypes of V. destructor, the variables that presented the greatest variability were width of the anal shield (P=0.001) and width of the genital shield (P=0.001). it is concluded that despite the fact that 100% of the mites belonged to V. destructor, they presented intraspecific morphometric differences.
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