

Keywords: Varroa destructor, infestation evolution, Apis mellifera Recently, Varroa destructor conquered territories around the world, where Apis mellifera bees, exploited as hosts, inhabit for thousands of years. destructor mite populations in bee families under active season may reach, in the fall at the end of the active beekeeping season, damaging levels in the absence of specific treatment. In results interpretation was established that, in climatic conditions of western Romania, V.

BALINT Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,, Calea Aradului, 119, Timisoara, Romania Summary In bee families untreated with acaricide substances during the active season population trends of infestation with Varroa destructor mites by determining indicators, daily natural mortality, level of infestation of adult bees and level of infestation of the brood, was monitored. 1 EVOLUTION OF VARROA DESTRUCTOR INFESTATION IN APIS MELLIFERA BEE COLONIES UNTREATED WITH ACARICIDES GH.
