A note on the variability in tolerance in Apis mellifera L. colonies to the mite Tropilaelaps clareae Del. and Baker at Bajaura, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
Jitender Kumar; Sharma, S.D.
Pest Management and Economic Zoology 11(1): 93-96
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0971-5703
Accession: 004020581
Colonies of A. mellifera were screened for variability in terms of tolerance to the ectoparasitic mite, T. clareae under natural conditions of Bajauru, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh, India, during 1994-96. Of the 33 colonies observed, one was found free from mite incidence, while the extent of brood infestation in the other colonies varied from 0.56 to 26.57%.