Assessment of Honeybee Diseases, Enemies and Their Control Mechanisms in Gondar Zuria District, North Gondar, Ethiopia

Assefa Adane; Barkot Yonis; Tsehaynesh Fentahun

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Assessment of Honeybee Diseases, Enemies and Their Control Mechanisms in Gondar Zuria District, North Gondar, Ethiopia

Assefa Adane, Barkot Yonis, Tsehaynesh Fentahun

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The study was conducted in Gondar Zuria District, North Gondar to assess honeybee disease, enemies and their control mechanisms. For this study three peasant associations were selected through purposive sampling. From each peasant association 20 respondents were selected by systematic random sampling and data collected using semi-structured questioner, observation; and were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The result revealed that disease like Nosema (43.3%), Chalk brood (30.0%), Varroa mites (8.3%) and bee paralysis (18.3%) and from enemies such as ant (43.3%), bird (16.7%), termites (28.3%) and wildcat (11.7%) were found in the study area, However, farmers use different control mechanism like cleaning the hive, keeping the colony strong, putting of ash on their nest and regular inspection of the hive the apiary site should be free from those chemical’s like insecticide and herbicide sprayed on foraging flowers and beekeepers should take some measures or negotiate with scrap growers and problem is observed poor traditional system of management like watering feeding and health care management most of the beekeepers is traditionally. There are three types of beekeeping systems; traditional (80.0%), transitional (16.7%) and modern (3.3%), but traditional hive is more affected by disease than other. All of the respondent in the study area there are number of challenges for honeybee. In general honey bee production potential of farmers in the area is constrained by various challenges especially by bee diseases and enemies. The most important bee disease in the area was found Nosema and the prime enemies are ant those impede productivity of honey bee in the area. There should be given good extension service and sustainable awareness creation through various means of incentives to empower beekeepers for controlling of bee diseases and enemies by coordinating their indigenous knowledge with the scientific methods.

DOI	10.11648/j.ajpb.20200504.15
Published in	American Journal of Plant Biology (Volume 5, Issue 4, December 2020)
Page(s)	105-109
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Control Mechanism, Disease, Enemies, Honeybee

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Assefa Adane, Barkot Yonis, Tsehaynesh Fentahun. (2020). Assessment of Honeybee Diseases, Enemies and Their Control Mechanisms in Gondar Zuria District, North Gondar, Ethiopia. American Journal of Plant Biology, 5(4), 105-109. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajpb.20200504.15

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Assefa Adane; Barkot Yonis; Tsehaynesh Fentahun. Assessment of Honeybee Diseases, Enemies and Their Control Mechanisms in Gondar Zuria District, North Gondar, Ethiopia. Am. J. Plant Biol. 2020, 5(4), 105-109. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpb.20200504.15

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Assefa Adane, Barkot Yonis, Tsehaynesh Fentahun. Assessment of Honeybee Diseases, Enemies and Their Control Mechanisms in Gondar Zuria District, North Gondar, Ethiopia. Am J Plant Biol. 2020;5(4):105-109. doi: 10.11648/j.ajpb.20200504.15

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Assefa Adane

Department of Animal Production and Extension, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
Barkot Yonis

Department of Animal Production and Extension, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia
Tsehaynesh Fentahun

Department of Animal Production and Extension, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, University of Gondar, Gondar, Ethiopia

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