DEVICE FOR DIAGNOSING INFESTATION

The invention relates to a device for examining the infestation of honey bee colonies with Varroa mites. The device contains a container with a bottom, side walls and a cover. Within the container there is a means which causes the Varroa mites to drop off the bees, but does not harm the bees, and a...

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Hauptverfasser:	KRIEGER, KLEMENS, HABIG, JÖRG, BÜCHLER, RALPH
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; pol
Schlagworte:	AGRICULTURE ANIMAL HUSBANDRY CARE OF BIRDS, FISHES, INSECTS FISHING FORESTRY HUMAN NECESSITIES HUNTING NEW BREEDS OF ANIMALS REARING OR BREEDING ANIMALS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR TRAPPING
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Zusammenfassung:	The invention relates to a device for examining the infestation of honey bee colonies with Varroa mites. The device contains a container with a bottom, side walls and a cover. Within the container there is a means which causes the Varroa mites to drop off the bees, but does not harm the bees, and a means for fixing the dropped Varroa mites to the bottom of the container. The invention furthermore relates to a method of examining the degree of infestation of honey bee colonies with Varroa mites using the device according to the invention, and to a method for examining the sensitivity of the Varroa mites of a bee colony to various acaricid-containing active compounds using the device according to the invention.