Use of essential oils for controlling Varroa destructor in honey bee colonies.
Author of the article:HU Fu-Liang1，ZHU Wei1,LI Ying-Hua2
Author's Workplace： 1.(College of Animal Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China);2.(College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China )
Key Words：essential oils; thymol;Varroa destrutor; honeybee; residue
Abstract：Essential oils and essential oil components offer an attractive alternative to synthetic acaricides for the control of Varroa destrutor. Many kinds of essential oils and their components have been evaluated in laboratory screening tests and most of