A PRELIMINARY PILOT STUDY OF SOME BOTANICAL EXTRACTS EFFECT ON NOSEMA DISEASE OF HONEY BEES | ||||
| Mansoura Journal of Biology | ||||
| Volume 55, Issue 2, June 2022, Page 14-24 PDF (701.29 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjb.2022.450457 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Samar F. Niel* 1; Ahmed A. Ebeid1; Nasr K. Basuny2; Mamdouh Abdel-Mogib3 | ||||
| 1Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Department of Beekeeping Research, Plant Protection Research Institute, Dokki, Giza, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Nosema is a serious disease that strongly affects bees performance and life. This disease is widespread almost all the world and is highly dangerous fungal infection for honey bees, which occurs with infection of honey bees ventricular epithelial cells by Nosema spp. pathogen. This preliminary study is concerned with the bioassay of two chemical drugs and seven medicinal plant extracts against nosema honey bee disease. The laboratory experiment included the effect of these substances on the honey bee workers death and Nosema spore count. Lemon peels, lemon grass, wormwood and thyme were more potent as antifungal activity against nosema. Septazole and baycox 2.5% chemical drugs as well as the clove, anise and basil extracts exhibited the lowest activity. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| honey bees; nosema; botanical extracts | ||||
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