Predicting reproduction rate of varroa |
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Authors: | I Vetharaniam |
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Institution: | AgResearch Limited, Private Bag 3123, Hamilton 3240, New Zealand |
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Abstract: | A single equation is derived to predict population-density effects on the reproduction rate of the honey bee parasite Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman. This equation provides a simpler alternative to the approach currently used in the literature, and additionally corrects an anomaly in that approach. The method is then extended to the case of co-existing haplotypes of Varroa. It thus derives an equation used without proof for modelling biocontrol of Varroa, and examines the error caused by an approximation necessary for a closed form solution. Additionally a varroa population model incorporating the derived equation is described. |
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Keywords: | Varroa destructor Reproduction rate Modelling Prediction Biocontrol |
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