The resistance of varroa mites (Acari: Varroidae) to acaricides and the presence of esterase
- 1 March 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in International Journal of Acarology
- Vol. 31 (1), 67-74
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01647950508684419
Abstract
Varroa mites (Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman, 2000) are becoming resistant to acaricide treatments via metabolic and/or target site desensitivity. Results of a survey of mites from the Carl Hayden AZ lab and from cooperators in five locations (Arizona, California, Florida, Maine, North Dakota) showed that some mites were susceptible to all three acaricides (Amitraz, Coumaphos, Fluvalinate) in the spring of 2003, but by fall most mites were resistant. Mites were resistant to all chemicals, even from beekeepers that do not treat colonies with acaricides. We used esterase native activity gels to test for the presence of specific esterases which might be involved in pesticide resistance in varroa. All mites tested had positive bands for esterase, even those exhibiting susceptibility to some acaricides. Based on the differences between the esterase activity gel profile of the susceptible and cross-resistant V. destructor, it is possible that an esterase-mediated resistance mechanism is operative in the population of the mites we analyzed. However, a combination of other resistance mechanisms may be present which make the esterase activity gel method unreliable for use in identifying varroa mites with multiple resistance.Keywords
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