Un Impacto generado por infestación y colonización de plagas en colmenas de Apis mellifera en el municipio de Puerto Carreño (Vichada)

Abstract

The department of Vichada has been linked to the promotion and use of products extracted
from Apis mellifera hives since 2016. In 2020, there was a fatality caused by the bite of a
black widow spider (Latrodectus curacaviensis), which was staying in a hive, in which the
honey had been harvested and they were preparing to clean it for reuse, This event
interested the health sector and other producers in the municipality, for which it was
proposed to determine the impact generated by the infestation and possible colonization of
pests (Arthropods: Insects and Arachnids), in the production of honey from Apis mellifera
hives in the reforester CANAPRO Environmental Project and the Apiarios La Cristalina
S.A.S, in the municipality of Puerto Carreño; For this, four apiaries were inspected for each
entity, during the dry period (April), the beginning of the rains (May) and the rainy period
(August), observing a total of 574 hives: CANAPRO (293) and La Cristalina (281),
determining structurally, that the CANAPRO hives showed greater deterioration with bases
mainly of rods, contrary to La Cristalina, however, this one presented bases of plastic
baskets with a lot of vegetation; the pests or enemies of the bees denoted very varied
dominance by period, in April the termites (CNAPRO: 31%, La Cristalina: 60%) and the wax
moth (34 and 30% respectively) dominated, during May, the ants (36 and 41%), and in
August the wax moth again (51 and 79%). It should be noted that in CANAPRO, during the
month of May, the presence of all the identified groups (8 out of 8) was observed. It is
suggested to carry out phenological studies with a greater number of hives in order to
accurately determine possible patterns in the species and their impact on production
processes.