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Main headlines in the 26th. Edition of ESPACIO APICOLA, February, 1997.

  • Bee Package
  • Honey Floral Characteristics (Río Negro)
  • Biological Reporduction of Bees
  • International Workshop about Varroa
  • New Enemies of Bees in the Argentinian Pampas
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    BEE PACKAGE

    Eventhogh the Bee Package has been known by the Argentinian beekeepers for several years, it was never considered because of de common practice of building either nucleus or simple dividitions of hives in order to get more apiaries or the sell of new colonies.
    Nowadays facing the need of health as well as the strategy to cure brood diseases, bee package seems to be important for beekeepers and technicians. In 'ESPACIO APICOLA' magazine, 25th. issue, Nov. 1996, we complete essay recently written about bee package by Daniel A. Boldrini -engineer-, and in the 26th. issue we published the results and conclusions obteined from comparatives studies of the development of honey production, packages, nucleus and hives.
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    HONEY FLORAL CHARACTERISTICS (Río Negro)

    Argentina has an important extension of semi-arid lands that are no good for agriculture. Nevertheless they have a lot of own honey floral varieties, which are rich in pollen and nectar. Beekeepers have two main reasons to explore these regions. First of all, these lands are free of pollution, this fact favors excellent honey production, and helps to the healt of the colonies. Second of all, this early flowering, at the end of winter and the begining of spring, protects the growth of the brood and the increase of apiaries. Juan José Mange, a technical consultant of important beekeepers' groups, refers in this 26th. issue, to Natural Communities in the Northern part of Río Negro and the Southeastern part of La Pampa: 'Salitrales', 'Chañarales', 'Pendientes and Cañadones', 'Tamariscales', 'Cortaderales', 'Chilcales', 'Pichanales' and 'Arbustal Mixto'.
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    BIOLOGICAL REPRODUCTION OF BEES

    We have published since 1995 an important issue, started by Mr. Samuel de León, from Uruguay, in his book "Las Abejas del MercoSur", about the reproduction of bees. Now we can share Ricardo Miguel Prieto's opinion which is extremely valuable. He is a breeder investigator who works permanently in the improvment and conservation of the Apis Mellifera Ligustica Naveiro's variety.
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    		 INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ABOUT VARROA

    We have the recent synthesis and conclusions of the International Workshop about Varroa in Mar del Plata from November 14th to 17th, 1996. Drs. Martín Eguaras and Jorge Marcangeli, Lics. Mauricio Rabinovich, Susana Dieguez, Marta Barbosa, Néstor Malacalza, Marcelo del Hoyo, Sergio Ruffinengo, Graciela Rodríguez, Leonardo Nuñez and Marina Basualdo, Ings. Agrs. Graciela Albo, Javier Roth, Fernando Cenci, Javier Caporgno, Osvaldo Atela, Miguel Mussico, Susana Beatriz Bruno, Alicia Zuccherino, Raúl Perez and Alejandra Palacio, the vets. doctors Marcio Labattaglia and Alfonso Lorenzo and Lucas Martínez attended. Dr. Peter Rosenkranz (Germany), Dr. Francisco Puerta (Spain), Dr. Ignacio Floris (Italy) and the Dr. David De Jong (Brazil) were also invited.
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    NEW ENEMIES OF BEES IN THE ARGENTINIAN PAMPAS

    It has been a cyclical behavior trough the last years, the presence of Mallophora ruficauda near the apiaries. Following Lic. Mauricio Rabinovich's investigations, published in the 21st edition of 'ESPACIO APICOLA' Jan. 1996 about the 'Moscardón Cazador de Abejas' (Mallophora ruficauda), now we publish the lately researches that Lic. Rabinovich did in order to have a better knowledge of the national situation of 'Moscardón Cazador de Abejas (bees)' and 'Chaqueta amarilla'.
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