Varroa Mite Reference Index: Sa - Sz

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Sabolic, M., Liebig, G. 1989. [Experiences with control of Varroa disease (field cases).] Tierorztliche Praxis 17:221-225. (A.A. 1992, #1376)

Sabolic, M., Liebig, G. 1989. [Varroa disease and methods of control.] Tierorztliche Praxis 17:221-225. (A.A. 1992, #1377)

Sachs, H. 1951. Zur morphologie von Acarapis woodi. I. Bau und funktion der mundwerkzeuge der Tracheenmilbe, Acarapis woodi (Rennie), 1921. [On the morphology of Acarapis woodi . I. Structure and function of mouth-parts of the tracheal mite]. Z. Bienenforsch. 1: 103-112.

Sachs, H. 1952. [Find title--re variation of infestation of Acarapis woodi.] Z. Bienenforsch. 1:148-170.cited-Gary & Page 1988, p. 511.

Sachs, H. 1953. Zur morphologie von Acarapis. I. Bau und funktion der Biene von Acarapis woodi . [Structure and function of the bee mite Acarapis woodi ]. Z. Bienenforsch. 2: 1-7.

Sachs, H. 1958. Versuch zur Züchtung der Tracheenmilbe, Acarapis woodi woodi. [Experiments on rearing the tracheal mite Acarapis woodi woodi]. Z. Bienenforsch. 4: 107-113.

Sadov, A. V. 1976. Izuchenie samki Varroa. [Study of female Varroa.] Pchelovodstvo 1976(8):15-16.

Sadov, A. V. 1976. Izuchenie parazitirovaniya samki kleshcha Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans 1904 (Gamasoidea, Parasitiformes) na medonosnikh pchelakh. Bul. VIEV26:86.

Sadov, A. V. 1978. Anatomiya samok kleshcha Varroa. [Anatomy of female Varroa mites.] Pchelovodstvo 1978(7):24-25.

Sadov, A. V. 1978. Vliyanie kleshcha varroa jacobsoni na biokhemicheskie pokazateli pchel. [Influence of the mite Varroa jacobsoni on biochemical characteristics of bees.] Veterinariya 1978(9):66-68.

Sadov, A. V. 1979. Predlapka -- uyazvimoe mesto kleshcha varroa. [The pretarsus -- a vulnerable place of the varroa mite.] Pchelovodstvo 1979(11):18-20.

Sadov, A. V. 1980. Dikhal’tsevii apparat samki kleshcha Varroa yakobsoni. [The breathing apparatus of female mites, Varroa jacobsoni.] Veterinariya 1980(11): 43-47.

Sadov, A. V. 1980. Stroenniya rotovogo apparata imago samki kleshcha Varroa jacobsoni. [Structure of the mouth apparatus of female mites, Varroa jaconsoni.] Puti likvidatsii infektsionnikh zabolevanii sel;skokhozyaistvennikh zhivotnikh. [Path of liquidation of infections of disease of farm animals.] Moscow, 116:76-84.

Sadov, A. V. 1980. Zhiznedeyatel’nost’ kleshcha Varroa jacobsoni v razlichnikh usloviykh. [Viability of the mite Varroa jacobsoni in different conditions.] Pchelovodstvo 1980(1): 17-18.

Sadov, A. V. 1981. [Treatment of bees and viability conditions of Varroa jacobsoni.] Veterinariya (Mosc.) 1981:447-449. (in Russian).

Sadov, A. V., Poltev, V. I., Chumakov, B. P., Grobov, O. F. 1980. Predlapki kleshcha Varroa i mekhanizm ikh deistviya. [Pretarsi of the Varroa mite and the mechanism of its movement.] Veterinariya 1980(2):36-39.

Sakai, T., Takeuchi, K., Hara, A. 1979. Studies on the life history of the honey bee mite, Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans, in laboratory rearing. Bull. Fac. Agric. Tamagawa Univ. 19: 95-103. [Japanese]

Sakofski, F. 1988. [Find Title--"bees from infested colonies drift more frequently".] 4th Experts’ Group Meeting on European Research on Varroatosis. Udine, 28-30 Nov., 1988. pp.? cited by Arnold 1990.

Sakofski, F. 1991. Quantitative investigations on transfer of Varroa jacobsoni Oud. In: Proc. Intern. Sympos. on Recent Res. on Bee Pathol., Sep. 5-7, 1990, Ghent, Belgium. W. Rittter (ed). Merelbeke, Belgium, Rijksstation voor Nematologie en Entomologie, Apimondea, pp. 70-72.

Sakofski, R., Koeniger, N. 1989. Transfer of Varroa jacobsoni by robbing. In: Cavalloro, R. (Ed.), Proceedings of a meeting of the EC Experts’ Group, Udine, 1988. Office for Official Publicatons of the European Communities; Brussels and Luxembourg; pp. 177-181.

Sakofski, R., Koeniger, N., Fuchs, S. 1990. Seasonality of honey bee colony invasion by Varroa jacobsoni Oud. Apidologie 21: 547-550.

Sal’chenko, V. L. 1965. Kleshch--opasnii parazit pchel. [Mites -- dangerous parasites of bees.] Veterinariya 1965(3):38.

Sal’chenko, V. L. 1966. K biologii gamazovogo kleshcha Varroa jacobsoni. [The biology of the gamasid mite Varroa jacobsoni.] Problemi sel’skogo khozyaistva Priamur’ya. [Problems of farming in Priamurya], Blagoveshchensk, 1966, pp. 246-247.

Sal’chenko, V. L. 1967. Varrroatoz pchel i bor’ba c nim. [Varraotosis of honey bees and its control.] Vladivostok, 1967, 23pp.

Sal’chenko, V. L. 1971. Varroatoz pchel na Dal’nem Bostoke. [Varroatosis of honey bees in the Far East.] Pchelovodstvo 1971(9): 24-26.

Sal’chenko, V. L. 1972. Gamazovii kleshch Varroa jacobsoni -- parazit medonosnoi pcheli no Dal’nem Vostoke i iziskanie effektivnikh credstv bor’bi s nim. [The gamasid mite Varroa jacobsoni -- parasite of the honey bee in the Far East and a search for effective materials in its control.] Avtoref. dis. ...kand. vet. nauk., [Abstract of thesis ...candidate of veterinary science.] Moscow, 1972, 28 pp.

Sal’chenko, V. L. 1977. Biologiya vozbuditelya varroatoza kleshcha Varroa yakobsoni i iziskanie sredct bor’bi s nim. [Biology of the agent of varroatosis the mite Varroa jacobsoni and the search for materials in its control. ] Varroatoz pchel. Moscow, Nauka, pp.16-18.

Saleh, M. A. 1986. A desert plant from Egypt, Anabasis setifera: an efficient natural factory of carvacrol and thymol. J. Agric. Food Chem. 34:192-194.(cited by Chiesa 1991)

Saleh-Mghir, E., Darchen, R. 1990. [The degree of closure of honeybee societies (Apis mellifica mellifica) in relation to invasion by the parasie Varroa jacobsoni (Gamasidae).] In: Actes des Colloques Insectes Sociaux, Vo. 6, Compte rendu Colloque Annueal, Le Brassus, 19-23 September 1989. Toulouse, France, Université Paul Sabatier, pp. 51-56.

Sammataro, D. 1990.Tracking tracheal mites. Gleanings Bee Cult. 118 (4): 206-208.

Sammataro, D. 1995. Studies on the control, behavior and molecular markers of the tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi [Rennie]) of honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Ph.D. dissertation. The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

*Sammataro, D. 1996. Tracheal mites can be suppressed by oil patties. Amer. Bee J. 136(4): 279-282, 289.

*Sammataro, D. 1996. Mechanisms of bee resistancetolerance to Varroa mites. American Bee Journal 136(8):567-568.

Sammataro, D., Cobey, S., Smith, B. H., Needham, G. R. 1994. Controlling tracheal mites (Acari:Tarsonemidae) in honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) with vegeteable oil. J. Econ. Entomol. 87:910-916.

Sammataro, D., Needham, G. R. 1995. Hostseeking behaviour of tracheal mites (Acari:Tarsonemidae) on honey bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Exp. Appl. Acarolgy (in press).

*Sammataro, D., Needham, G. R. 1996. Developing an integrated pest management (IPM) scheme for managing parasitic bee mites. Amer. Bee J. 136(6): 440-443.

Sammataro, D., Parker, P. G., Needham, G. R. 1995. Using PCR-based RAPDs (Random amplified polymorphic DNA) to determine differences in tracheal mite Acarapis woodi (Rennie) (Acari: Tarsonemidae) populations. Proceedings IX Acarology Congress, Columbus OH.

*Sanford, M. T. 1988? Hints for the Hive. No. 127. The Varroa Bee Mite. 4pp.

*Sanford, M.T. 1995. Sampling for Varroa. Apis 13(8):1-2.

*Sanford, M.T. 1995. Varroa elsewhere. Apis 13(8):3-4.

Santas, L. A., Emmanouel, N. G., Papadopoulou-Batzaki, D. G. 1981. Preliminary observations from the use of two control methods for Varroa disease in Greece. Proc., XXVIII Int. Congr. Apimondia, Acapulco 1981, Apimondia Publishing House, pp. 356-360.

Santas, L. A., Lazarakis, D. M. 1984. Using drone brood in the control of the varroa disease of bees in Greece. Entomologica Hellenica 2(2):63-68.

Schäbitz, H., Koeniger, N., Fuchs, S. 1991. Wirksamkeit und Bienentoleranz von Cekafix sowie ein Vrigleich mit Perizin in Labortests. [Efficacy of and tolerance of Cekafix and its comparison to Perizin in laboratory tests.] Apidologie 22(4): 468-470. (A.A. 1992, #593)

Schearer, W. R. 1984. Components of oil of tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) that repel colorado potato beetles (Leptinotarsa decemlineata). J. Nat. Products 47(6): 964-969.

Schmid, W. J. 1985. Apitol® - A new acaricide with systemic activity against Varroa mites. Proc. 30th. Int. Apic. Congr., Apimondia, Nagoya, Japan. pp. 74-75.

Schmidt, J. O., Martin, J. H. 1996. Fluvalinate strips (Apistan) in swarm traps are not repellent to honey bee swarms. Amer. Bee J. 136(6): 444-446.

Schneider, H. 1941. Untersuchungen über die Acarapis--Milben der Honigbiene. Die Fluger- und Hinterleibsmilbe. Mitt. Schweiz. Entomol. Ges. 18:318-327.

Schneider, P. 1985. 14. Befall von sammlerinnen , stockbienen, flugdrohnen und stockdrohnen mit Varroa jacobsoni. [Infestation of foragers, nurse bees and drones (inside and outside the hive) with Varroa jacobsoni. ] Apidologie 16:209-211.cited by Arnold 1990;Var. jac. on nurse bees rather than foragers, 1 day old bees.

Schneider, P. 1985. 27. Einfluss der Varroa-parasitierung Während der Puppenentwicklung auf die Flugaktivitat der Arbeitsbienen. [The influence of Varroa infestation during pupal development on the flight activity of worker honey bees.] Apidologie 17(4):366-368.

Schneider, P., Drescher, W. 1987. Einfluss der Parasitierung durch die milbe Varroa jacobsoni Oud. auf das schlupfgewicht, die gewichtsentwicklung, die entwicklung der hypopharynxdrüsen und die lebensdauer von Apis mellifera. [The influence of Varroa jacobsoni on weight, development of weight and hypopharyngeal glands, and longevity of Apis mellifera.] Apidologie 18:101-109. cited by Arnold 1990, p. 259; re. reduced glandular development, modif. of behavior, flight, cell building..

Schousboe, C. 1986. [Find Title--"looking for a shorter postcapping stage."] Tidsskr. Planteavl. 90:293-?cited Arnold 1990

Schousboe, C. 1990. Seasonal variation in duration of capped stage in worker bee brood Apis mellifera L. Tidsskr. Biavl. 124: 50-52.

Schousboe, C. 1991. Seasonal variation in duration of capped stage in the development of bee brood. In: Proc. Intern. Sympos. Recent Bee Pathol., Sep. 5-7, 1990, Ghent, Belgium, W. Ritter, (ed.) Merelbeke, Belgium, Rijksstation voor Nematologie und Entomologie, Apimondia, pp. 52-53.

Schulz, A. E. 1983. Fortpflanzungsdynamik bei Varroa jacobsoni. Apidologie 14:269-270.

Schulz, A. E. 1984. Reproduktion und Populatinsentwicklung der parasitischen Milbe Varroa jacobsoni Oud. in Abhängigkeit von Brutzyklus ihres Wirtes Apis mellifera L. Dissertation am Fachbereich Biolobie der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe, Universität Frankfurt, am Main.

Schulz, A. E. 1984. Reproduktion und Populatinsentwicklung der parasitischen Milbe Varroa jacobsoni Oud. in Abhängigkeit von Brutzyklus ihres Wirtes Apis mellifera L. Part I. [Reproduction and population dynamics of the parasitic mite Varroa jacobsoni Oud. and its dependence of the brood cycle of its host, Apis mellifera L. (Part I)] Apidologie 15(4):401-420.

Schulz, A. E., Koeniger, N., Ruttner, F. 1983. Drohnenbrut als Varroa-Falle. Die Biene 119: 58-60.

Schulz, A. E., Koeniger, N., Ruttner, F. 1983. Drohnenbrut als Varroafalle. Versuchsergebnisse 1981-1982. Allgemeine Deutsche Imkerzeitung 17:52-54.

Schulz, S. 1993. Treatment of varroatosis with essential oils-depending on apilifeVAR dosage. Apidologie 24(5): 497-499.

Schwendiman, L. C., Postma, A.K., Coleman, L. F. 1964. A spinning disc aerosol generator. Health Physics 10:947-953. (Colin 90, JAE 110:25)

Scott-Dupree, C. D., McCarthy, J. 1995. Honey bee viruses. Bee Culture 123(7):392-396.

Scott-Dupree, C. D., Otis, G. W. 1992. The efficacy of four miticides for the control of Acarapis woodi (Rennie) in a fall treatment program. Apidologie 23(2): 97-106.

Seeman, O.D., Walter, D. E. 1995. Life history of Afrocypholaelaps africana (Evans) (Acari: Ameroseiidae), a mite inhabiting mangrove flowers and phoretic on honeybees. J. Aust. ent. Soc. 34: 45-50.

Selivanova, A. S., Gorbunova, V. D., Birkova, N. P., Sadov, V. A. 1986. Borba s varroatozom -- sistematicheskaya i planomernaya. [Control of varroatosis --systematic and planned.] Pchelovodstvo 1986(8):15-16.

Senegacnik, J. 1990. [Fumigation strips--a new possible way of using fluvalinate for the control of Varroa.] Slovenski Cebelar 92(12):326-330. (A.A. 1992, #1384)

Sevilla, V.J. 1963. Observations on the life history and habits of the three new acarine pests of honey bees in the Philippines. B. Sc. Thesis, Coll. Agric. Univ., Philippines. 28pp. cited Ifantidis 1988, Apidol. 19:396.

Shabanov, M. 1984. Rolyata na Varroa jacobsoni Oud. v pchelnogo semestvo kato nositsya na mikroorganizmi. [The role of Varroa jacobsoni Oud. as a carrier of microorganisms in the bee hive.] Acta Micrbiol. Bulgarica 15:78-82. (In Bulgarian)

Shabanov, M. 1985. Akarut Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans. [The mite Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans.] Priroda (NRB) [Nature, Bulgaria] 34(6): 62-67.

Shah, T. A. 1985. Seasonal incidence of Apis iridescent virus and internal parasites in Apis cerana in Kashmir, India. Indian Bee Journal 47(1-4):43-44.

Shanidze, M. G. 1979. O yaitsekladke camok kleshcha Varroa. [Regarding oviposition of female Varroa.] Pchelovodstvo 1979(11):20-21.

Sharma, O. P., Garg, R., Dogra, G. S. 1983. Efficacy of formic acid against Acarapis woodi (Rennie). Indian Bee Journal 45(1): 1-2.

Sharma, S. D., et al. 1991. Effect of tracheal mite infestation on colony condition and foraging activity of Apis mellifera Linneaus. J. Entomol. Res. 15(3): 197-202. (Phil. Trans. R. Soc. Lond. B?,WVU HS?)

Shilov, V. N. 1980. Effectivnost’ protivovarroatoznikh zootekhnicheskikh priemov. [Effectiveness of antivarroatosis zootechnical methods.] Pchelovodstvo 1980(7):10-21.

Shimanuki, H., Calderone, N. W., Knox, D. A. 1994. Parasitic mite syndrome: the symptoms. Amer. Bee J. 134:827-828.

Shimanuki, H., Cantwell, G. E. 1978. Diagnosis of honey bee diseases. U. S. Dept of Agr. Pub. USDA-ARS-NE-87

Shimanuki, H., Knox, D. A. 1991. Diagnosis of honey bee diseases. U. S. Dept of Agr., Agr. Handbook No. AH-690, 39 pp.

Shimanuki, H., Knox, D. A., Furgala, B., Caron, D. M., Williams, J. L. 1992. Diseases and pests of honey bees. pp. 1083-1136, In: Graham, J., ed., The Hive and the Honey Bee, Dadant & Sons, Hamilton Il.

Shimanuki, H., Herbert, E. 1987. Investigations into the control of mites. XXXI Mezhdunarod. Kongr. po pchelovodstvo, Progr. i annot. dokl., Varshava, [31st Intern. Congr. of Beekeeping, Progr. and annot. reports, Warsaw] p. 18.

Shimanuki, H., Knox, D. 1991. Diagnosis of honey bee diseases. USDA Agric. Handbook. AH-690.

Shimanuki, H., Knox, D. A.. 1989. Tracheal mite surveys. Amer. Bee J. 129(10): 671-672.

Shimanuki, H., Knox, D. A., Delfinado-Baker, M. , Lima, P. J. 1983. National honey bee mite survey (1). Apidologie, 14, 329-332.

Shimanuki, H., Knox, D. A., Furgala, B., Caron, D. M., Williams, J. L. 1992. Diseases and pests of honey bees. In: The Hive and the Honey Bee. J. M. Graham, ed., Dadant & Sons, Hamilton IL, pp. 1114-1117, 1123-1123.

Sichev, M. M. 1982. Rezul’tati ispitaniya nekotorikh fizido-khimicheskikh faktorov protiv varroatoza pchel. [Results of the trial of some physico-chemical factors against varroatosis of honey bees.] Bul. VIEV 41:41-42.

Sichev, M. M., But, A. I., Kondrakov, M.K. 1982. Izuchenie vozdeistviya nekotorikh fizicheskikh faktorov na pchel i kleshchei Varroa jacobsoni Oud. 1904. [Study of the influence of some physical factors on honey bees and the mite Varroa jacobsoni Oud. 1904.] Bul. VIEV 41:60-62.

Sidorov, N. G., Stolbov, N. M., Platukhina, N. L. 1977. The effect of volatile oils of higher plants on the agent of varroatosis of bees. Veterinaryiya 7:65-68.(in Russian).

Simpson, K. 1983. Situation report on honey bee disease and apiculture in Fiji survey 8-18 August 1983. Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Report, Oamaru, New Zealand, 19pp. [unpublished].

Sitaropoulou, N., Neophytou, E. P., Thomopoulos, G. N. 1989. Structure of the nucleocapsid of a filamentous virus of the honey bee (Apis mellifera). J. Invert. Pathol. 53(3):354-357.

Skrobal, D. 1965. Agents qui influencent le métabolisme respiratoire chez les abeilles acariosées (Apis mellifera L.) Bull Apic. 7(2):177-180.

Smirnov, A. M. 1972. [Control of acarine disease.] Pchelovodstvo 4:19-22.

Smirnov, A. M. 1975. Unichtozhenie kleshcha varroa vne pchelinoi sem’i. [Extermination of varroa mite in honey bee colonies.] Pchelovodstvo 1975(11):20-22.

Smirnov, A. M. 1978. Sistema po meram profilaktiki i bor’be c varroatozom. [A system of preventive measures and control of varroatosis.] Pchelovodstvo 1979(8):18-19.

Smirnov, A. M. 1978. Sovremennie dostizhenie nauki v SSSR po voprosom etiologii, patogeneza, epizootologii, diagnostiki i bor’bi c varroatozom pchel. [Contemporary progress of science in the USSR for the study of etiology, pathogenesis, epizootiology , diagnostics and control of varroatosis of the honey bee.] Apiacta 13(4):141-163.

Smirnov, A. M. 1979. K voprosu morfologii i gistologii kleshcha Varroa jacobsoni (Oudemans 1904). [The morphology and histology of the mite Varroa jacobsoni (Oudemans 1904)]. Profilaktika varroatoza i bor’ba s nim [Prevention of varroatosis and its control.] OIEApimondia, Bukharest, pp. 33-88.[pp. 36-40?]

Smirnov, A. M. 1979. Morphologie de l’acarien Varroa jacobsoni. Intern. S éminaire "Prophylaxie et lutte contre la Varroase". Bucharest, 21-24 August 1978. Apimondia Publ. House, pp. 36-37.

Smirnov, A. M. 1979. Progrès actuels de la science en Union Sovietique dans l’étude de l’étiologie, de la pathogénie, de l’épizootologie, du diagnostic et de la lutte contre la Varroase des abeilles. Intern. S éminaire pour "Prophylazxie it lutte contre la Varroase". Bucharest, 21-24 August 1978. Apimondia Publ. House, pp. 611-76.

Smirnov, A. M., Chernov, K. S. 1976. Pchelovodstvo Yaponni. [Beekeeping in Japan.] Pchelovodstvo 1976(2):27-28; 1976(3):36-38.

Smirnov, A. M., Ignat’eva, G. I. 1985. Meropriyatiya pri septitsemii i varroatoze. [Measures for septicemia and varroatosis.] Pchelovodstvo 1985(7):16-17.

Smirnov, A. M., Kudriavcev, E. A. 1977. Kleshch varroa i gnil’tsovie bolezni. [The Varroa mite and diseases from contamination.] Pchelovodstvo 1977(5):13-14.

Smirnov, A. M., Voronkov, N. M. 1979. Zarubezhnaya nauka o varroatoza. [Science abroad regarding varroatosis.] Pchelovodstvo 1979(1):28-31.

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*Smith, A. W., Needham, G. R., Page, R. E. Jr. 1987. A method for the detection and study of live honey bee tracheal mites (Acarapis woodi Rennie). Amer. Bee J. 127 (6): 433-434.

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Steeg, E., Montag, A. 1987. Nachweis aromatischer Carbonsäuren in Honig. Zeitschrift für Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und-Forschung 184:17-19.

Steiner, J. 1988. Sex discrimination based on external strucutres in nymphal and adult Varroa jacobsoni mites (Acarina: Varroidae). Entomologia Generalis 14(2): 133-138.

Stolbov, N. M. 1979. Razmnozhenie Varroa yakobsoni v gnezdakh medonosnoi pcheli posle obrabotok akaritsidnimi preparatami. [Reproduction of Varroa jacobsoni in nests of the honey bee after application of acaricidal preparations.] Nauch.-tekh. bul. VNII vet. entomologii i arakhnologii. [Scientific technological bulletin VNII veterinary entomology and arachnology.] 1979(160; 14-18.

Stolbov, N. M. 1981. Vliyaniya timola na samok varroa. [The influence of thymol on female varroa.] Pchelovodstvo 1981(6):23-24.

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Stoya, W.-G. 1985. 22. Methanssäurerückstände im bienenhonig nach behandlung der bienenvölker mit dieser säur im rahmen der varroatosis bekämpfung. [Residues in honey following treatment with formic acid in the course of controlling varroatosis] Apidologie 16:216-217.

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