Effects of Acetylsalicylic Acid, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, and Vitamin C On Survival, Immunity and Performance of Honey Bees
Abou-Shaara, H., Amro, A., Omar, E. (2023). Effects of Acetylsalicylic Acid, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, and Vitamin C On Survival, Immunity and Performance of Honey Bees. EKB Journal Management System, 16(2), 81-91. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2023.301052
Hossam Abou-Shaara; Abdulraouf Amro; Eslam Omar. "Effects of Acetylsalicylic Acid, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, and Vitamin C On Survival, Immunity and Performance of Honey Bees". EKB Journal Management System, 16, 2, 2023, 81-91. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2023.301052
Abou-Shaara, H., Amro, A., Omar, E. (2023). 'Effects of Acetylsalicylic Acid, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, and Vitamin C On Survival, Immunity and Performance of Honey Bees', EKB Journal Management System, 16(2), pp. 81-91. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2023.301052
Abou-Shaara, H., Amro, A., Omar, E. Effects of Acetylsalicylic Acid, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, and Vitamin C On Survival, Immunity and Performance of Honey Bees. EKB Journal Management System, 2023; 16(2): 81-91. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2023.301052

Effects of Acetylsalicylic Acid, Echinacea Purpurea Extract, and Vitamin C On Survival, Immunity and Performance of Honey Bees

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology
Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2023, Page 81-91  XML PDF (633.41 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2023.301052
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Authors
Hossam Abou-Shaara1; Abdulraouf Amro2; Eslam Omar3
11Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Damanhour, 22516, Egypt.
2Bee Research Department, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Dokki, Giza, Egypt.
3Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt.
Abstract
From late autumn until the end of winter conditions, bees are exposed to many stress factors including low air temperature and several pathogens. This study aimed to estimate the effects of three commercial materials (acetylsalicylic acid, Echinacea purpurea extract, and vitamin (C) mixed with sugar feeding on some parameters related to stress tolerance using laboratory and field tests. The laboratory tests supported the potential role of vitamin C and Echinacea purpurea extract to enhance the tolerance ability of bees to low temperatures. The most promising results for the recovery time of bees after exposure to low temperatures, survival rates after narcosis, and hemocyte count were recorded with these two materials. After winter the strength of bee colonies fed on sugar feeding mixed with vitamin C and Echinacea purpurea extract were approximately equal to the strength before winter. However, the contrary was obtained with acetylsalicylic acid and the control group. Thus, using vitamin C or Echinacea purpurea extract as safe additives can boost the survival of bee colonies during the winter period.
Keywords
Beekeeping; narcosis; colonies; tolerance; immunity; stress
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