Ätherische Öle gegen Varroa und Vespa velutina – was ist wissenschaftlich belegt?

Imagine… you could not only influence Varroa mites – but perhaps even keep Vespa velutina away from your apiary… Sources: Mattila HR, Otis GW, Nguyen LTP, Pham HD, Knight OM, Phan NT. Honey bees (Apis cerana) use animal feces as a tool to defend colonies against group attack by giant hornets (Vespa soror). PLoS One. 2020 Dec 9;15(12):e0242668. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0242668. PMID: 33296376; ​​PMCID: PMC7725375. Thymol residues and sensory effects in honey (Apidology, 1998) – PDF https://www.apidologie.org/articles/a... Thymol persistence/distribution in the hive (ScienceDirect, 2021) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Continuous release of oregano oil against Varroa mites (Experimental and Applied Acarology, 2017) – SpringerLink https://link.springer.com/article/10.... Calamintha nepeta (mountain mint) and Apennine lavender (Lavandula austroapennina) against Varroa (Animals, MDPI) https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/14/1/69 Repellent Screening (66 samples; essential oils/pure substances) – Full text (PMC) https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... #vespavelutina #varroa #beekeeping #asianhornet #varroa #beekeeping #beekeepers #honeybees #beescience #chemicalecology #bee research #beehive #savethebees ____________________ Video production: Dominique Damay Script: Thorsten Schwerte Speaker: Thorsten Schwerte