A Study on Method Development in Hygienic Behaviour in Honeybee Colonies (Apis Mellifera L., 1758)

Authors

  • Ethem Akyol Nigde University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v4i12.1207-1211.1046

Keywords:

Hygienic behaviour, Liquid nitrogen, Pin-killing method, Colony, Honeybee

Abstract

This study was conducted to determine the better hygienic behaviour determination method that is used in controlling against bee diseases and pests. Total forty honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera anatoliaca) were used and they were randomly divided into two groups (each group consists of twenty colonies) in first year. Liquid nitrogen method was used in the first group' colonies and pin-killing (needling process) method was used in the second group‘ colonies to determine the effectiveness of methods for hygienic behaviour. Average clearance rate was found as 66.25% and 78.10% in the first (Liquid nitrogen application) and the second (pin-killing) groups respectively. In the second year, forty colonies were divided into five equal groups and each group consisted eight colonies. The first group consisted of 9 frames bees in standard langstroot hive (10 frame capacity), the second group consisted of 5 frames bees in standard langstroot hive (10 frame capacity), the third group consisted of 5 frames bees in ruşet hive (5 frame capacity), the forth group‘s consisted of 3 frames bees in ruşet hive (5 frame capacity) and the fifty group consisted of queen mating hive. The pin-killing (needling process) method, tested in first year, was used for all groups to determine the effectiveness of colony population and the size of hive. Average clearance rates of the first, second, third, forth and fifth groups were 70.54%, 58.38%, 70.63%, 54.96% and 58.21% respectively. The colonies that belonged to the pin-killing (needling) group showed a higher cleaning behaviour rate than the other colonies. The density of bees in hive had an important effect on the clearance rate of colonies. The colonies of group 1 and group 3, which had the more density of bees in per unit area, had the higher clearance rate than the other groups.

Author Biography

Ethem Akyol, Nigde University

1970 yılında Kadirli‘de doğdu. İlk ve orta öğrenimini Kadirli‘de tamamladıktan sonra 1986 yılında öğrenime başladığı Çukurova Üniversitesi Ziraat Fakültesinden 1990 yılında mezun oldu. 1994 yılında Çukurova Üniversitesi Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsünde Zooteknik Anabilim dalında Yüksek Lisans eğitimini, 1998 yılında ise yine aynı üniversitede doktora eğitimini tamamladı. 1993 yılında Selçuk Üniversitesi'nde öğretim görevlisi olarak göreve başlayan Akyol, 1998 yılında Niğde Üniversitesi'nde yardımcı doçent olarak göreve başladı. 1998-2001 ve 2005- ….. yılları arasında Ulukışla Meslek Yüksekokulu Müdürlüğü yaptı. 2007-2008 eğitim-öğretim yılında doktora sonrası Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'ne araştırmalar yapan Akyol 2010 yılında doçent oldu. Arıcılık konusunda 50‘ ye yakın ulusal ve uluslar arası çalışması bulunan Ethem Akyol Ulukışla Meslek Yüksekokulu Müdürü olarak çalışırken 02 Ağustos 2011 tarihinde Genel Sekreterlik görevine vekaleten atanmıştır.

Published

07.12.2016

How to Cite

Akyol, E. (2016). A Study on Method Development in Hygienic Behaviour in Honeybee Colonies (Apis Mellifera L., 1758). Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 4(12), 1207–1211. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v4i12.1207-1211.1046

Issue

Section

Animal Production