• Current status of the small hive beetle Aethina tumida in Latin America 

      Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Aldea-Sánchez, P.; Branchiccela, B.; Calderón-Fallas, R.A.; Medina-Medina, L.A.; Palacio, María Alejandra; Velarde, R.; Teixeira, E. W.; Antúnez, K. (Springer Nature, 2023-03)
      The small hive beetle (SHB), Aethina tumida, is a parasitic pest and scavenger of social bees native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is a generalist species which can also reproduce in association with nests of stingless bees, ...
    • Dinámica temporal de Epormenis cestri Berg (Hemiptera: Flatidae) y su asociación con los componentes del paisaje del Litoral entrerriano 

      Cavigliasso, Pablo; Messina, Natalia; Barreto, Carolina G.; Roman, Lilian Mabel; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana (Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 2022)
      La afección denominada "Mal del Río" (MDR) se trata de una intoxicación a las larvas de abejas melíferas originada por un compuesto proveniente del género Sebastiania Spreng y concentrados en los exudados de Epormenis ...
    • Distribution and prevalence of Nosema apis and N. ceranae in temperate and subtropical eco-regions of Argentina 

      Pacini, Adriana Cecilia; Mira, Anabela; Molineri, Ana Ines; Giacobino, Agostina; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Aignasse, Andrea María Elisa; Zago, Luis Fernando Basili; Izaguirre, Mercedes; Merke, Julieta; Orellano, Emanuel; Bertozzi, Ezequiel; Pietronave, Hernan Pablo; Russo, Romina Maria; Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla; Lanzavecchia, Silvia Beatriz; Schnittger, Leonhard; Signorini, Marcelo (2016-11)
      A total of 361 colonies from 59 apiaries located in two temperate and three subtropical eco-regions were examined during the post-harvest period to determine distribution and prevalence of Nosema spp. Apiaries from subtropical ...
    • El Pequeño Escarabajo de la Colmena 

      Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Dini, Cecilia; Ravinovich, Mauricio; Taberna, Anibal; Lorenzo, Alfonso (2016)
      El Pequeño Escarabajo de la Colmena (PEC) Aethina tumida (Murray 1867), es originario del sur de África y es un parásito de las colonias de abejas melíferas. Los adultos y las larvas del PEC se alimentan de las crías de ...
    • Environment and Varroa destructor management as determinant of colony losses in apiaries under temperate and subtropical climate 

      Molineri, Ana Ines; Giacobino, Agostina; Pacini, Adriana Cecilia; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Merke, Julieta; Orellano, Emanuel; Bertozzi, Ezequiel; Zago, Luis Fernando Basili; Aignasse, Andrea María Elisa; Pietronave, Hernan Pablo; Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana; Crisanti, Paola Andrea; Palacio, María Alejandra; Signorini, Marcelo (2018-07)
      For the last 10 years, honey bee colony losses have been a topic of interest for researchers around the world, and many drivers for losses were described. The aim of this study was to evaluate the risk factors associated ...
    • Environment or beekeeping management : What explains better the prevalence of honey bee colonies with high levels of Varroa destructor? 

      Giacobino, Agostina; Pacini, Adriana Cecilia; Molineri, Ana Ines; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Merke, Julieta; Orellano, Emanuel; Bertozzi, Ezequiel; Masciangelo, German Oscar; Pietronave, Hernan Pablo; Signorini, Marcelo (2017)
      Varroa destructor is one of the major threats to honey bee colonies. The mite abundance in the colonies is affected by environmental conditions as well as by beekeeping management. The aim of this study was to recognize ...
    • Environmental conditions and beekeeping practices associated with Nosema ceranae presence in Argentina 

      Pacini, Adriana Cecilia; Molineri, Ana Ines; Antúnez, Karina; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Merke, Julieta; Orellano, Emanuel; Bertozzi, Ezequiel; Zago, Luis Fernando Basili; Aignasse, Andrea Maria Elisa; Pietronave, Hernan Pablo; Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana; Palacio, María Alejandra; Signorini Porchiett, Marcelo Lisandro; Giacobino, Agostina (Springer, 2021-01)
      A longitudinal study was carried out in order to evaluate Nosema spp. spore counts in two key moments of the year (late autumn and spring) in honeybee colonies from five eco-regions of Argentina. Three hundred and sixty ...
    • Field evaluation of Varroa-resistance traits in surviving Apis mellifera colonies in Argentina 

      Visintini, Miguel; Pacini, Adriana Cecilia; Merke, Julieta; Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla; Molineri, Ana Ines; Orellano, Julio Cesar; Bedascarrasbure, Maria Belen; Miotti, Camila; Ceccotti, Micaela; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Signorini Porchiett, Marcelo Lisandro; Giacobino, Agostina (Springer, 2021-10)
      Varroa destructor is one of the most important sanitary threats for the beekeeping industry and so far disease control is based mainly on chemical treatment. However, a long-term solution may arise from studying natural ...
    • First large‑scale study reveals important losses of managed honey bee and stingless bee colonies in Latin America 

      Requier, Fabrice; Sibaja Leyton, Malena; Morales, Carolina L.; Garibaldi, Lucas A.; Giacobino, Agostina; Porrini, Martin Pablo; Rosso‑Londoño, Juan Manuel; Velarde, Rodrigo A.; Aldea‑Sánchez, Patricia; Allasino, Mariana Laura; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Landi, Lucas; Moja, Pablo Joaquín; Molineri, Ana Ines; Pacini, Adriana Cecilia; Palacio, María Alejandra; Scannapieco, Alejandra Carla; Aignasse, Andrea María Elisa (Springer Nature, 2024-05)
      Over the last quarter century, increasing honey bee colony losses motivated standardized large-scale surveys of managed honey bees (Apis mellifera), particularly in Europe and the United States. Here we present the first ...
    • Fumagillin control of Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia:Nosematidae) infection in honey bee (Hymenoptera:Apidae) colonies in Argentina 

      Giacobino, Agostina; Rivero, Ana Inés; Molineri, Ana Ines; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Merke, Julieta; Orellano, Emanuel; Salto, Cesar Eduardo; Signorini, Marcelo (2016)
      Information on the long‑term consequences of Nosema ceranae to honey bee lifespan and effectiveness of Nosema control with fumagillin is scarce and not always consistent. Our objective in this study was to evaluate the ...
    • Key management practices to prevent high infestation levels of Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies at the beginning of the honey yield season 

      Giacobino, Agostina; Molinari, Ana; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Merke, Julieta; Orellano, Emanuel; Masciangelo, German Oscar; Pietronave, Hernan Pablo; Salto, Cesar Eduardo; Signorini, Marcelo; Pacini, Adriana Cecilia (2016)
      Varroa destructor is considered one of the main threats to worldwide apiculture causing a variety of physiological effects at individual and colony level. Also, Varroa mites are often associated with several honey bee ...
    • Monitoreo de los precios de la miel por región productora de Argentina 

      Sanchez, Carina; Castignani, Horacio; Rabaglio, Marcelo Darío; Lopez, Valeria Carolina; Crisanti, Paola Andrea; Masciangelo, German Oscar; Pietronave, Hernan Pablo; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica (Federación Latinoamericana de Apicultura (FILAPI), 2024-11-14)
      En la cadena apícola una variable a monitorear y conocer con mayor profundidad es el precio de la miel que recibe el productor. La ausencia de un mercado formal que refleje estos valores y su heterogeneidad territorial, ...
    • Network of Beekeeping Demonstrative Units: A tool that contributes to beekeeping development 

      Castignani, Horacio; Lopez, Valeria Carolina; Pietronave, Hernan Pablo; Crisanti, Paola Andrea; Sanchez, Carina; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Masciangelo, German Oscar (Asociación de Apicultores de Mugla, 2024-11)
      A Beekeeping Demonstrative Unit (BDU) is an apiary representative of a region proposed by INTA PROAPI, to maximize productivity, ensuring quality and considering the well-being of the bees. The Network of Beekeeping ...
    • Potential associations between the mite Varroa destructor and other stressors in honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera L.) in temperate and subtropical climate from Argentina 

      Giacobino, Agostina; Pacini, Adriana Cecilia; Molineri, Ana Ines; Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana; Crisanti, Paola Andrea; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Merke, Julieta; Orellano, Emanuel; Bertozzi, Ezequiel; Pietronave, Hernan Pablo; Signorini, Marcelo (2018-09-14)
      The presence of Varroa destructor in colonies of Apis mellifera is explained by the interaction among a number of factors including beekeeping practices and surrounding environment features. The aim of this study was to ...
    • Prevalence of honey bee (Apis mellifera) viruses in temperate and subtropical regions from Argentina 

      Fondevila, Norberto Antonio; Pietronave, Hernan Pablo; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Merke, Julieta; Orellano, Emanuel; Bertozzi, Ezequiel; Ferrufino, Cecilia Gabriela; Zago, Luis Fernando Basili; Molineri, Ana Ines; Aignasse, Andrea Maria Elisa; Signorini, Marcelo; Giacobino, Agostina; Pacini, Adriana Cecilia (2017)
      In Argentina, bee virus studies are still incipient, and there are no studies regarding the climatic effect. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the presence of honeybee viruses in different climatic regions ...
    • Protocolo para el Monitoreo del Pequeño Escarabajo de la Colmena (PEC) en la Red Nacional de Vigilancia Activa 

      Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Alfonso, Lorenzo; Rabinovich, Mauricio; Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana; Palacio, María Alejandra (2022)
      Protocolo con los procedimientos pertinentes a seguir ante sospecha de aparición de Aethina tumida en las colmenas.
    • Recomendaciones técnicas para apiarios en regiones inundadas 

      Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Moja, Pablo Joaquín; Rodriguez, Graciela Adriana (EEA Hilario Ascasubi, INTA, 2025-03)
      Debido a las excesivas precitaciones ocurridas en los últimos días en una amplia región de nuestro país, el equipo técnico del Programa de Apicultura de INTA-PROAPI comunica los criterios y prácticas a realizar de acuerdo ...
    • Red de información y soporte técnico: Red de Unidades Demostrativas Apícolas como estrategia de innovación y manejo de la información. INTA-PROAPI 

      Lopez, Valeria Carolina; Castignani, Horacio; Masciangelo, German Oscar; Sanchez, Carina; Crisanti, Paola Andrea; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Pietronave, Hernan Pablo (Federación Internacional Latinoamericana de Apicultura (FILAPI), 2024-11-16)
      Las Redes de información y soporte técnico (RIST), comprenden actividades de carácter permanente y continuo, con activos fijos institucionales, responsabilidades de provisión pública de datos primarios (biofísicos y ...
    • Red de Unidades Demostrativas Apícolas: Una Herramienta que aporta al desarrollo apícola = Network of Demonstrative Apicultural Units: A tool that contributes to beekeeping development 

      Pietronave, Hernan Pablo; Castignani, Horacio; Sanchez, Carina; Crisanti, Paola Andrea; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Masciangelo, German Oscar; Lopez, Valeria Carolina (Asociación Argentina de Producción Animal (AAPA), 2024-09)
      La primer Unidad Demostrativa Apícola (UDA) se formó en el año 2000 en Rauch, Provincia de Buenos Aires, cuando un grupo de apicultores preocupados por la elevada prevalencia de enfermedades de la cría, especialmente ...
    • Risk factors associated with failures of Varroa treatments in honey bee colonies without broodless period 

      Giacobino, Agostina; Molineri, Ana Inés; Bulacio Cagnolo, Natalia Veronica; Merke, Julieta; Orellano, Emanuel; Bertozzi, Ezequiel; Masciangelo, German Oscar; Pietronave, Hernan Pablo; Pacini, Adriana Cecilia; Salto, Cesar Eduardo; Signorini, Marcelo (2015-09)
      The treatment against Varroa destructor has become a basic tool in beekeeping practices, mainly during autumn. The treatment effectiveness should be improved by identifying variables affecting the final outcome. The aim ...