Varroa Mite Reference Index: Fa - Fu

Fabbris, F., Rogeldi, R., Contorni, C. Palma, R. 1988. Determinazione del bromopropilato nel miele con metodo gascromatografico. Ind. Aliment 27:551-553.

Faucon, J. P. 1995. Étude de la baisse de l’efficacité de l’Apistan en France dans la région frontallière avec l’itaie. Communication Congrès FNOSAD Saverne 3 mars 1995.

Faucon, J. P., Drajnudel, P., Fléché, C. 1995. Mise en évidence d'une l'efficacité de l'Apistan® utilisé contre la varroose de l'abeille (Apis mellifera L.). Apidologie 26: 291-296.

*Faucon, J. P., Drajnudel, P., Fléché, C. 1996. Varroose: mise en évidence de la résistance du parasite aux acaricides par la méthode de "détermination du temps létal moyen". Apidologie 27:105-110.

Faucon, J. P., Flamini, C. 1989. [Treatment of Varroa disease. Comparative study of slow release inserts: preliminary trials.] Bulletin dos G.T.V. No. 1:49-57. (A.A.1992, #975 [or 925])

Faucon, J. P., Flamini, C. 1990. [Fluvalinate residues in beeswax and honey.] Bulletin des Groupements Techniques Veterinaires No. 3, pp. 57-58.Zoller Wagner

Faucon, J. P., Fléché, C. 1988. L’amitraz dans le traitement de la varroase de l’abeille. Rev. Méd. Vét. 139:389-406.

Faucon, J. P., Vitu, C., Russo, P., Vignoni, M. 1992. Diagnostic de la paralysie aigue: application a l’epidemiologie des maladies virales de l’abeille en France en 1990. Apidologie 23: 139-146.

Feiks, F. K. 1985. Zucht und Varroatose. Bienenvater 106(12):377-380.

Feng, R., Minbiao, Y. 1991. The development of research on paralytic viruses of the hoey bee. Proc. Intern. Sympos. on recent Res. on beee pathology, Ghent, Belgium, 1990, pp. 169-173.

Feng, Feng. 1990. Apiculture in China. Bee World 71(3):104-106.

Feng, Feng. 1993. [Identification of a new bee virus: hoey bee pupa virus.] Veterinarskay Stanica 24: 357-359. (in Serbo-Croat).

*Ferguson, C., Jr. 1996. Varroa detection and control. Amer. Bee J. 136(1): 12-13. Yakima, Washington. "Claims Bob may have mistaken varroa feces for immature mites; states that Jan Dormaier (Wash. State?) dissected bees treated with recover grade mint oil (70%)--excellent results", refers to Dr. Rinderer’s work on Neem oil on varroa, etc.

Ferguson, C. S. R. 1922. The manipulation treatment of acarine disease. Bee World 4: 39-40.

Ferrari, C. 1990. Acaricides containing sulphur, garlic and pepper. International Patent. 12pp. (A.A. 1992, #1405).

Ferrer-Dufol, M., Moreno-Manera, C., Martinez-Viñuales, A. I., Sánchez-Acedo, C., Gracia-Salinas, M. J. 1995. Field trails of treatments against Varroa jacobsoni using fluvalinate [Apistan] and flumethrin [Bayvarol] strips in honey bee colonies containing sealed brood. J. Apic. Res. 34(3):147-152.

Ferrer-Dufol, M., Martinez-Vimuales, A. I., Sanchez-Acedo, C. 1991. Comparative tests of fluvalinate and flumethrin to control Varroa jacobsoni Oudemans. J. Apicultural Res. 30(2):103-106. (A.A. 1992, #985).

Feurriegel, C., Calatayud, F., Gimenez, J. L. 1988. Ensayos previos de campo con fluvalinato. Vida Apicola No. 29:45-55.

*Fichter, B. L. 1988. 72. ELISA detection of Acarapis woodi. In: Africanized Honey Bees and Bee Mites (Ed. by G. R. Needham, R. E. Page, Jr., M. Delfinado-Baker, & C. E. Bowman), pp. 526-529. Chichester : Ellis Horwood, Ltd.

Fichter, B. L., Stephen, W. P. 1979. [Title?] Misc. Publ. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 11: 25-33. cited in Fichter 1988

Fitch, W., Sjolander, A., Wayne, M. W. 1988. Determination of fluvalinate metabolite residues in cotton seed, apples, tomatoes and soil. J. Agric. Food Chem. 36:764-766.

Floris, I., Carta, C. 1990. In vivo activity of Cinnamomum zeylanicum Nees essential oil against Bacillus larvae White. Apicoltura 6: 57-61.

*Floris, I., Carta, C., Moretti, M. D. L. 1996. Activités in vitro de plusieurs huiles essentielles sur Bacillus larvae White et essai au rucher. Apidologie 27:111-119.

*Flotham, K. 1996. Inner Cover, Rethinking your program, an integrated control program for tracheal and Varroa mites. Bee Culture, 124(5): 280,310.mite growth cycles on p. 310.

Fluri, P. 1995. Tessin: efficacité de l’Apistan et du Bayvarol en régression. J. Suisse Apic. 6:198-199.

Formica, G. 1984. Gas chromatographic determination of residues of Bromopropylate and two if its degradation products in honey. J. Assoc. Off. Anal. Chem. 67(5):896-898.

Franchi, A., Severi, A. 1989. Comportamento dell’Amitraz e dei suoi prodotti di degradazione nel miele. Vlle. Simp. Chim. Antiparassitari, Piacenza, 1989, Biagini, Lucca (I): 89-96.

*Frazier, M. T. 1994. Alert! "Something is killing our honey bee colonies..." BeeAware No. 72, Oct. 1994., pp. 1-2.Fall collapse: "I received numerous calls from beekeepers over the past few weeks--dead or near dead colonies w 80-100 # honey, and were thriving a few weeks earlier". "A hand full of bees were left or it appears that the bees absconded...." [Acute bee paralysis virus, Kashmir virus, PMS, etc., etc.--caused by epidemic of VM in feral colonies which collapse and carry the mites to "healthy colonies"] p. 2 gives nice life cycle diagram of the mites.

*Frazier, M. T. 1995. Varroa alert. Eastern Apic. Soc. J. 23(1):19. summary, notes that Apistan only legal treatment, revised label:--min. of 42 d, max of 56 d.

Frazier, M. T., Finley, J., Collison, C., Rajotte, E. G. 1994. The incidence and impact of honey bee tracheal mite and Nosema disease on colony mortality in Pennsylvania. Bee Science 2(1): ? .

Frazier, M. T., Finley, J., McPheron, B., Harkness, W., Stiles, G. 1995. Evaluating honey bee lines for tracheal mite resistance in the Northeastern United States. Amer. Bee J. 135:635-638.

Fredioni, D, Pinzouti, M. 1988. [Experiments on various substances for the control of the parasitic honey bee mite Varroa jacobsoni.] Ape Nostra Amica 10(1):7-11. (A.A. 1991, #261).

Freeman, M. F., Tukey, J. W. 1950. Transformations related to the angular and square root. Annals Math. Stat. 21:607-611.

Fremuth, W. 1984. Populationsdynamik von Varroa jacobsoni Oud. 1904 in standardisierten Bienenvölkern von Apis mellifera L. im Beobachtungszeitraum Juni-Oktober 11983. Diplomarbeit an der Landesanstalt fur Bienenkunde der Universität Hohenheim.

Fremuth, W. 1984. Experimentelle Befunde der Befallsentwicklung von Varroa jacobsoni in Standardiseirten Bienenvölkern. [Experimental data on the development of Varroa jacobsoni in standardised colonies.] Apidologie 15(3):250-251.

1st peak in Aug., drop in Sep., 2nd max. peak at end of October (influx of mites from dying colonies and feral colonies?)

Fremuth, W. 1985. 16. Einfluss der Temperatur auf die Wirst-Parasit Beziehung Biene-Varra Milbe. [Influence of temperature on the host-parasite relationship between honey bess and Varroa.] Apidologie 16(3):211-212.

Fries, I. 1989. Short-interval treatments with formic acid for control of Varroa jacobsoni in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in cold climates. Swedish Journal of Agric. Res. 19:213-216. (A.A. 1991, #276).

Fries, I. 1991. [Formic acid treatment and biotechnical methods for control of Varroa mites (Varroa jacobsoni) in honey bee colonies. Report,Dept. Of Animal Nutrition and Management, Swedish Univ. Of Agric. Sci. No. 204: 42 pp. (A.A. 1992, #1418)

Fries, I. 1991. Treatment of sealed honey bee brood with formic acid for control of Varroa jacobsoni. Amer. Bee J. 131(5):313-314.

Fries, I. 1991. Effect from treatment with formic aciod for control of Varroa jacobsoni on viability of spores of Nosema apis. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Recent ‘Research of Bee Pathology. Sept 5-7: 118-119.

Fries, I. 1993. Varroa biology, a brief review. In: A. Matheson, (ed.), Living with Varroa, Proc., IBRA Symp. London, 221 Nov. 1992, Int. Bee Res. Assoc. 3-8.

Fries, I., Aarhaus, A., Hansen, HJ., Korpela, S. 1991. Comparison of diagnostic methods for detection of low infestation levels of Varroa jacobsoni in honey-bee (Apis mellifera) colonies. Experimental and Applied Acarololgy 10:279-287.

Fries, I., Camazine, S., Sneyd, S. 1994. Population dynamics of Varroa jacobsoni: a model and a review. Bee World 75:5-28.

Fries, I., Hansen, H. 1989. Use of "trapping comb" to decrease the population of Varroa jacobsoni in honey bee (Apis mellifera) colonies in cold climates. Danish J. Plant and Soil Science [Tidsskrift for Planteavl.] 93: 193-198.

*Fries, I., Hansen, H. 1993. Biotechnical control of varroa mites in cold climates. Amer. Bee J. 133(6):435-438.

*Fries, I., Wei, H., Shi, W., Chen, S. J. 1996. Grooming behavior and damaged mites (Varroa jacobsoni) in Apis cerana cerana and Apis mellifera ligustica. Apidologie 27: 3-11.

Fries, I., Rosenkranz, P. 1996. Number of reproductive cycles of Varroa jacobsoni in honey- bee (Apis millifera) colonies. Exp. Appl. Acarol. 20: 103-112.

Frilli, ?, Comparini, ?, Milani, ? 1990? [Find title--electrophoretic analysis of supposed different strains of V. j.] Unk. source. cited by Arnold 1990, p. 259.

Fuchs, S. 1985. Untersuchungen zur quantitativen Abschätzung des Befalls von Beininvölkern mit Varroa jocobsoni Oudemans und zur Verteilung des Parasiten im Bienenvolk. [Quantitative diagnosis of the infestation of bee hives by Varroa jacobsoni Oud. and distribution of the parasitic mite within hives.] Apidologie 16(4): 343-368.inf. of V. j. varies from comb to comb and at diff. sites on a single comb--Arnold 1990

Fuchs, S. 1986. 28. Wan nutzt Varroa der Befall von Arbeiterinnenzellen? Die Beziehung zwischen Varroa population, Arbeiterinnenbrut, Drohnenbrut und Reproduktionserfolg von Varroa. [Conditions when reproduction of Varroa in worker cells is advantageous: the relationship between mite reproduction, mite population size, numbers of worker cells and numbers of drone cells.] Apidologie 17(4):368-371.

Fuchs, S. 1988. The distribution of Varroa jacobsoni on honey bee brood combs and within brood cells as a consequence of fluctuation infestation rates. In Cavalloro, R. (Ed.) European research on varroatosis control: proceedings of a meeting of the EC expert’s group, Bad Homburg, 15-17 Oct 1986, Balkema, Rotterdam; pp. 73-76.

Fuchs, S. 1990. Preference for drone brood cells by Varroa jacobsoni Oud. in colonies of Apis mellifera carnica. Apidologie 21(3): 193-199.

Fuchs, S., Koeniger, N. 1984. Rechnen oder Raten - das Dilemma bei der Abschätzung des Varroabefalls. Allg. dtsch. Imkerztg. 9:294-296.

Fuchs, S., Koeniger, N. 1990? [Find title--re. use of formic acid to control varroa mite] Unk. Source. cited Arnold 1990, p. 261

Fuchs, S., Langenbach, K. 1989. Density-dependent reproduction of Varroa jacobsoni Oud. and impact on population growth. In Cavalloro, R. (Ed.) Present status of varroatosis in Erope and progress in the Varroa mite control: proceedings of a meeting of the EC expert’s group,Udine, Italy, 28-30 Nov. 1988, CEC, Luxembourg; pp. 125-130.

Fuchs, S., Langenbach, K. 1989. Multiple infestation of Apis mellifera L. brood and reproduction in Varrroa jacobsoni Oud. Apidologie 20(3):257-266.

Fuchs, S., Muller, K. 1986. Invasion of honeybee brood cells by Varroa jacobsoni in relation to the age of the larvae. Proc. Meet. EC Expert’s Group, Bad Hamburg, 15-17 Oct. Pp. 77-80.

Fulton, H. 1987. Newsletter article reprinted in: Gruszka, J. 1987. Honey-bee tracheal mites: are they harmful? Amer. Bee. J. 127:653-654.

Furgala, B. 1977. Chemical control of bee diseases. Fact Sheet Entomol. No. 45, Agric. Extension Svc., Univ. Minn., SSt. Paul, Minn. cit-Killion & Lindenfelder 1988.

Furgala B., Duff, S., Aboulfaraj, S., Ragsdale, D. W., Hyser, R. A.. 1988. Some effects of the honey bee tracheal mite (Acarapis woodi Rennie) on non-migratory, wintering honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies in east central Minnesota. Amer. Bee J. 129 (3):195-197.

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