Team:Toulouse/project/attract
Attract
Varroasis occurs with the Varroa entrance in the hive, carried by infected bees: the mite can begin its parasitism and attack the brood. When the queen gives birth to new larvaes in honeycombs, the fertilized adult female Varroa mite will come into it before capping, and lay her eggs. The larvaes will develop, increasing the overall infection that affects bee population. To tackle this issue, it is necessary to attract Varroa carried by honeybees before they come into the hive.
How to attract Varroa ?
Bee larvaes produce a wide range of molecules which have an attraction effect on the mite and motivate it to attack. Recently, scientific studies have shown that one molecule can signicantly attract Varroa : butyrate. Indeed, almost 65% (Figure 2) of varroas are attracted by this molecule, according to study.
