Document Type : Research Paper
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1 Razi university, Kermanshah, Iran
2 Plant protection Department, Collage of Agriculture, Agriculture and Natural Resources Campus, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
Abstract
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effect of different methods (including strong apiary, weak apiary, dark warehouse, bright warehouse, and organic acid treatments) of integrated management of greater wax moth. Means comparison results of the number of wax moths observed in strong and weak apiary methods, the highest and lowest number of insects observed in the strong apiary method was related to the control and the strong hive treatments, respectively, and in the weak apiary method, it was related to the weak hive and the control treatments. Variance analysis results of the mortality percentage of greater wax moth in the treatment of organic acids showed that there is a significant difference between the treatments (P < 0.05). Based on the mean comparison results, the highest and lowest number of dead moths were related to formic acid and control treatments, respectively. Means comparison results of the number of wax moths observed in bright and dark warehouse methods, the highest and lowest number of insects observed in the bright warehouse method was related to the control and bright warehouse treatments, respectively, and in the dark warehouse method, it was related to the dark warehouse and the control treatments. According to the obtained results, the integrated use of methods Organic acids (formic and acetic acids), bright warehouse, and keeping strong colonies in apiary can be recommended to reduce the damage of this pest in apiaries and storage warehouses of wax combs.
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