Rita Dulac Domingues , Gustavo Nogueira Diehl , André Witt , Aroni Sattler , Iuri Vodzik da Silva , Rafaella Cristina Rocha Morais , Rogério Oliveira Rodrigues , Bruno Dall'Agnol
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Abstract
Varroa destructor is regarded as a major threat to beekeeping worldwide. However, there are no official reports of V. destructor occurrence or related damage in Rio Grande do Sul, the largest honey producing state of Brazil. The present study aims to estimate the prevalence of V. destructor, identify its potential risk factors and perform spatial analysis according to the level of infestation of the colonies. A total of 1302 samples of adult honey bees from hives across 375 farms were analyzed. The overall prevalence of Varroa destructor was 95,16 %. The study revealed two risk factors for high infestation rate of V. destructor: scale of beekeeping and biome. Spatial analysis revealed that regions with the highest rates of mite infestation overlap with areas of the greatest apiary concentration. This study emphasizes the need to adopt minimum management practices to maintain strong and healthy colonies.
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Preventive Veterinary Medicine is one of the leading international resources for scientific reports on animal health programs and preventive veterinary medicine. The journal follows the guidelines for standardizing and strengthening the reporting of biomedical research which are available from the CONSORT, MOOSE, PRISMA, REFLECT, STARD, and STROBE statements. The journal focuses on:
Epidemiology of health events relevant to domestic and wild animals;
Economic impacts of epidemic and endemic animal and zoonotic diseases;
Latest methods and approaches in veterinary epidemiology;
Disease and infection control or eradication measures;
The "One Health" concept and the relationships between veterinary medicine, human health, animal-production systems, and the environment;
Development of new techniques in surveillance systems and diagnosis;
Evaluation and control of diseases in animal populations.