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RESUMEN: Se evaluó la eficacia varroicida del ácido oxálico en solución de jarabe de sacarosa 1:1, en
las dosis de 35 g/L y 40 g/L, dos tratamientos con intervalo de 10 días, aplicados por goteo de 5 mL a lo
largo del espacio entre panales. Se trataron 10 colmenas Jumbo con cámara de cría y una media alza
con cada dosis y se dejaron seis sin tratar. La eficacia se determinó sobre la base de la reducción de la
tasa de infestación en las abejas adultas. La eficacia media alcanzó 82,81% y 90,58% respectivamente,
sin efectos adversos, y la reducción del área de cría se debió al inicio del periodo “invernal”. En el
grupo control la Tasa de Infestación se incrementó. El ácido oxálico resultó ser una opción factible de
control del ácaro Varroa en las condiciones de Baja California Sur.
(Palabras clave: Apis mellifera; Varroa destructor; ácido oxálico)
ABSTRACT: Varroicidal efficacy of the oxalic acid was evaluated in sucrose solution 1:1, in dosage of
35 g/L and 40 g/L, two treatments with a 10 day interval, applied by trickling of 5 ml along the space
between the honeycombs. Ten Jumbo hives with the brood chamber and one-half supper were treated
with each dosage and six hives remained untreated. The efficacy was determined taking as base the
reduction of the infestation rate in adult bees. The mean efficacy reached 82.81% and 90.58%
respectively, without adverse effects, and the reduction of the brood area was a consequence of the
beginning “winter” period. In the control group, the Infestation Rate increased. Oxalic acid showed to
be a feasible option for Varroa mite control in Baja California Sur conditions.
(Key words: Apis mellifera; Varroa destructor; oxalic acid)
TABLA 1. Tratamientos con ácido oxálico. Muestreo inicial (29/09/2004)./ Treatments using oxalic acid. Initial
sampling (29/09/2004)
Grupo Colmenas Panales de cría Panales de Miel Total abejas Total Tasa de
(Total y media) (Total y media) examinadas ácaros infestación (%)
I (35 g/L) 10 68 (X = 6,8) 5 (X = 0,5) 2 908 296 10,18
II (40 g/L) 10 69 (X = 6,9) 8 (X = 0,8) 2 939 338 11,50
III (Control) 6 36 (X = 6,0) 8 (X = 1,3) 1 296 145 11,19
TABLA 2. Reducción de las tasas de infestación como consecuencia de la primera y segunda aplicación del ácido
oxálico./ Reduction of infestation rates as consequence of the first and second application of oxalic acid
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(Recibido 12-10-2005; Aceptado 4-1-2007)
sanidad 27/08/2004, 10:00 AM.