TY - JOUR
T1 - Monoterpenoids as possible control agents for Varroa destructor
AU - Fassbinder, Carol
AU - Grodnitzky, Justin
AU - Coats, Joel
N1 - Funding Information:
We thank Fassbinder Apiaries for providing honey bee colonies and technical support. We also acknowledge Dr Charles Drewes of Iowa State University for his review of the manuscript. as well as Dr Todd Phillips and Jason Belden for their assistance with statistical analysis. This research was supported by a grant from the Iowa Honey Producers Association. This is journal paper no. J1 9325 of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station, Project 3187.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - The use of plant-derived monoterpenoids for control of Varroa destructor, a destructive ectoparasite of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, was investigated in laboratory bioassays and autumn field treatments. Twelve monoterpene derivatives were analysed through fumigation bioassays. Linalyl acetate, (R)-myrtenyl acetate, (S)-perillyl acetate, and thymyl acetate exhibited high toxicities toward V. destructor (mean LC50 = 0.05) and significantly lower toxicities toward A. mellifera (mean LC50 = 0.95). Due to their demonstration of species-selective toxicity, these four acetates were chosen for field trials. In the field trials, all four monoterpenoid-treated groups were statistically significantly different from the control group in reduction of V. destructor infestation, yielding a 51-64% reduction of V. destructor when compared with the control group.
AB - The use of plant-derived monoterpenoids for control of Varroa destructor, a destructive ectoparasite of the honey bee, Apis mellifera, was investigated in laboratory bioassays and autumn field treatments. Twelve monoterpene derivatives were analysed through fumigation bioassays. Linalyl acetate, (R)-myrtenyl acetate, (S)-perillyl acetate, and thymyl acetate exhibited high toxicities toward V. destructor (mean LC50 = 0.05) and significantly lower toxicities toward A. mellifera (mean LC50 = 0.95). Due to their demonstration of species-selective toxicity, these four acetates were chosen for field trials. In the field trials, all four monoterpenoid-treated groups were statistically significantly different from the control group in reduction of V. destructor infestation, yielding a 51-64% reduction of V. destructor when compared with the control group.
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U2 - 10.1080/00218839.2002.11101073
DO - 10.1080/00218839.2002.11101073
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0036924321
VL - 41
SP - 83
EP - 88
JO - Journal of Apicultural Research
JF - Journal of Apicultural Research
SN - 0021-8839
IS - 3-4
ER -