@article {3198,
	title = {A field study on the long-term incidence of <i>Acarapis woodi </i>in Greece},
	journal = {Journal of Apicultural ResearchJournal of Apicultural Research},
	volume = {43},
	number = {1},
	year = {2004},
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	month = {2004///},
	pages = {21-26},
	abstract = {The long-term incidence (\% of apiaries infested) of the mite Acarapis woodi in southern Greece was monitored. Over 10 years the overall average infestation was 5.43\%. Yearly maximum infestation (average 28.9\%) exhibited a decreasing trend from 1986 to 1995. Infestation tended to peak in November and March and was restricted or absent during the summer. Additionally, seasonal variation of A. woodi density (\% of individuals infested per colony) in three groups of colonies was followed for almost three years. At the beginning, Groups I and II had infestation rates of 10.75\% and 11.25\%, respectively, while Group III was not infested. Group I received no acaricide treatment while Group II was treated with 50 g menthol twice a year. There was no evidence that mites had transferred from infested Groups I and II to nearby non-infested Group III, and no difference in honey production between the groups was observed. There was a rapid decline in the infestation in all three groups, irrespective of treatment, with complete disappearance about seven months before the end of the experiment.},
	keywords = {Acarapis woodi, Acari, Greece, Menthol, Seasonal variation, Tracheal mites},
	author = {Bacandritsos, N.K. and Saitanis, C.J.}
}
