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Solution of the Dirichlet problem for a linear second-order equation by the Monte Carlo method
Influence of worker age on the infestation of resistant and susceptible honey bees (Apis mellifera) with tracheal mites (Acarapis woodi)
In an earlier study, resistant and susceptible workers
exposed to tracheal mites one, two, three or four days post-emergence showed
a decline in infestation. I further investigated the combined effects of
worker age and of strain on infestation with tracheal mites. In four
separate tests, workers were aged to evenly distributed classes reaching
maximum ages of 9, 24, 48 and 96Â h. The following factors influenced
infestation levels: (1) overall, infestation of workers from resistant
colonies was significantly lower than for susceptible colonies (2) age
produced parallel rates of decline in infestation in both resistant and
susceptible workers in the first three tests and (3) in the test up to 96 h,
the large infestation differences in the youngest workers became very
similar in workers aged three or four days. The differences between strains
were highest at the youngest ages in all tests, indicating that evaluations
of potentially resistant colonies should use the youngest workers possibl
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