Beilstein J. Org. Chem.2017,13, 952–959, doi:10.3762/bjoc.13.96
recent address: Department of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, TU Dresden, 01062, Dresden, Germany 10.3762/bjoc.13.96 Abstract Costic acid has been isolated from the plant Dittrichia viscosa and its efficacy against Varroa destructor, a parasite of Apismellifera, the European honey bee, has been studied
efficient agent for controlling varroosis in honey bee colonies.
Keywords: Apismellifera; Dittrichia viscosa; natural products; Varroa destructor; varroosis; Introduction
The honey bee ectoparasite Varroa destructor (Anderson & Trueman) was discovered by Oudemans in 1904 [1]. The mite was located on the
. jacobsoni world-wide, Anderson and Trueman came to the conclusion that the mite belongs to two species: a) Varroa jacobsoni s.s., located in the Malaysia–Indonesia region, infesting Apis cerana F. and b) Varroa destructor, Anderson & Trueman, infesting both, Apis cerana in Asia and Apismellifera worldwide
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Figure 1:
Mortality of V. destructor (number of mites) after 12 h treatment with 20, 60, or 100 μL dose of ac...