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Table 3 Average numbers of Varroa mite fallen on adhesive sheets during September 21 to December 21 of 2019 under bee house conditions at Dakahlia governorate, Egypt

From: Simple approaches for environmental and mechanical management of the Varroa mite, Varroa destructor Anderson and Trueman (Parasitiformes: Varroidae), on the honey bee, Apis mellifera L. (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Egypt

Date of weekly inspection

Normal mice trap

Modified mice trapa

Mean

21 Sep

13.3

15.7

14.5

28 Sep

14.7

16.3

15.5

05 Oct

15.3

17.0

16.2

12 Oct

14.7

17.7

16.2

19 Oct

14.7

16.7

15.7

26 Oct

14.3

18.0

16.2

02 Nov

15.0

18.7

16.9

09 Nov

15.0

18.0

16.5

16 Nov

15.0

18.7

16.9

23 Nov

16.3

18.7

17.5

30 Nov

16.7

18.7

17.7

07 Dec

17.7

19.7

18.7

14 Dec

17.7

19.0

18.4

21 Dec

17.3

19.7

18.5

Mean

15.6

18.0

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  1. aJuice of five broods + royal jelly (1 g) were spread on each sheet to attract Varroa mite to the sheet
  2. L.S.D. at 5% for date (D) = 1.2, type of mite trap (K) = 1.4, and D × K = 1.9