Molecular Characterization studies practiced on Apis mellifera L. samples from different Argentinean regions

Original en Español

It's the first time in the Argentine Beekeeping history, that it was doing a DNA study to determine the hybridization grade of Apis mellifera L. in the main beekeeping areas of the country.
Some beekeepers collaborated with the "Pedro Bover's Queenbees Breeding Apiaries" who next to professionals of the Entomology Scientific Department, of the Museum of La Plata, they conditioned the samples that finally were analyzed in the Animal Biology Department, Veterinary sciencen Faculty, of the University of Murcia, Spain.
The first results were exposed in the Argentina before a full auditory of beekeepers, During the "9th Fair and Beekeeping Meeting of the Center of the Republic", in Río Cuarto (Córdoba - Argentina) last May, an auditory full of beekeepers recived the first results of this work.

Published on October of 2001

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EDITORIAL
In route to Durban

Fernando Esteban, our director ((October of 2001) Bees selection is always an attractove thematic for all the beekeepers.
For some, in the Argentina, the color is a merely aesthetic problem... Other, particularly in the Humid Pampas, they point out that it is not so this way... The interesting chat usually became in debates about productivity and meekness... "the 'blacks' are more fruitful..." "the 'blonds' are bigger..."
Others avoid all discussion saying that where they are, they feel very well with the bees that they have... and, making nucleus without Queenbees or cells, they justify their long absence of the apiaries talking about the "natural selection"...
Meanwhile, in the academic environments, the technicians choose between "fenotipos" (phenotype?) and "ecotipos" (ecotype?) to fight a duel; for the best adaptation of that race; hygienic behavior or the presumed illnesses resistance...
It is not easy, neither obligatory, to chose by one or other, neither to change the own view. Mainly if it is our back the one that sustains our opinion...
In this "Espacio Apícola" issue we presents an interesting contribution of three beekeepers with different interests on oneself aspect: the selection and reproduction of bees.
The thematic one is an advance of a debate in the next XXXVIIº Apimondia Congress in Durban, South-Africa, and that will opens the horizon of what will be the beekeeping in the beginnings of this third millennium.
Samuel de León, of who we have published his theories for several years, he will present to discussion the necessity to create a new science to study the bees and other investigators will make presentations about the necessity of restricting the international traffic of bees. Everything has and will have a great influence in the future of our work.
If we are luck to be there, to our return we will comment it.

The Director
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Samuel de León criticizes the traditional lines of beekeeping investigation that would have applied, as absolute, the approaches and parameters settled down by the genetics.
Recently we publish the bases for those Samuel de León proposes a new science for the Bees study, the "Arjética" (Arjetic) (Espacio Apícola # 40 Dec-99).
Samuel doesn't accept that the genetics was applied directly to bees and he sustains that the genetic cannot describe neither to explain the bees phenomena as of other insects.
His theories have been considered by the papers examining committee to present it during the next Congress that organizes every two years the International Beekeeper's Federation, “Apimondia 2001”. we Offer this article by way of advance.

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First prize of the Apimondia Congress! - New products with Honey base - Miguel Farioli - Quilmes - Bs.As. - Argentina
 creamed honey with fruits samples, visit the Farli SA site
Miguel Angel Farioli, Farli CORP. CEO, has invited us last Saturday 22th of September of 2001 to attend the launching of the "Sierra de los Padres" products that this company takes place in society with "Pasodoble Products s.r.l." in Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires province.
"Pasodoble Products s.r.l.", a Rojas family company, of Mar del Plata, has bottled honey for several years and they takes place and bottled creamy honey to the local market. Like other Argentine bottling companies they yearning to export bottling honey, they could do it for the first time last year.
On the other hand, Miguel Angel Farioli, grateful beekeeper and manufacturer, he has developed a complete line of machineries and tools to honey extaction and processing, installing important plants to pasteurize, filtrate and bottle honey in the Argentina and other South American countries.
His machines for Beekeeping industry found an important landmark when he develope an equipment to homogenize creamed honey with dry fruits, without those ones decant neither alter its components and without any preservative.
We have seen how the development of this technology born in the "laboratory" of Miguel in Quilmes. There we have test the first rehearsals more than for four years. Thanks to that effort today he arrives to the fineness of the product recently launched to the market: a creamed honey, soft, ideal to spread, that doesn't drip, amalgamated with pulps of different dry fruits. These incorporate natural flavor, vegetable fiber, proteins and the specific elements of each one to the honey. Beyond a different flavor, the nutritional properties of each fruit are guaranteed.
In Mar del Plata we prove creamed honey with plums, peachs, tomatos, nuts, almonds and chocolate. A more exquisite one that another.
NEW: These honeys received the "First Prize" in the beehives products category products, during the recent Apimondia Congress in Durban, South Africa.

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The Approaches to Select Bees for Reproduction and First Studies about Molecular Characterization in Argentine bees samples - Ing. Agr. Osvaldo Atela - "Pedro Bover's Queenbees Breeding Apiaries" - Gral. Belgrano - Bs.As. - Argentina
 Osvaldo Atela, eng. in 'Pedro Bover's queenbees breeding apiaries'
apibover@infovia.com.ar

The kind of bees that better adapts to a region and fulfills the main beekeeper demands, these are and will be the reason of permanent study and debates among beekeepers.
We present the conference that gived in the "9th Fair and Beekeeping Meeting of the Center of the Republic", Api-Expo Río Cuarto 2001, the Agr. Osvaldo Atela (picture), Manager of the "Pedro Bover's Queenbees Breeding Apiaries", on this respect.
The occasion was it propitiates in turn to expose the first results of the DNA studies of bees coming from different regions of the Argentina.
These studies check, among other important aspects, that the influence of africanized bees in Argentina is limited to the North of the country and in very low percentage inside the commercial beekeepers apiaries.
This way it is denied, scientifically, the statement that some investigators made in the Apimondia Congress of 1997 in Antwerp.

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 Vaseline Vs. Varroa: After an year using Absorbed Cords with vaseline - Producers Word - Córdoba - Argentina

It has lapsed one year since the beekeeping in the Argentina was revolutionized, starting from the experience transmitted through these pages, by Mr. Angel Zola, of Necochea and the Dr. Pedro Pablo Rodríguez from Spain.
The possibility of a cheap, effective and innocuous control treatment of varroa mite with vaseline (FGMO) is being rehearsed in the whole country.
Let us make a brief balance: (we present a synthesis of the following experiences)
The experience of Mr. Zola
The experience of Mr. Prieto
Comments of Beekeepers in the Api-Expo of Azul
The experience of the Technicians
Evaluation
First Synthesis
Other Experiences:
Beekeepers of the area "La Puerta", "La Para" and "Villa Fontana" (Trucco, Rossina and Brochero) of the county of Córdoba say.

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Queenbees Breeding:
Practice of a Breeder
Luis Gómez
Guaymallén - Mendoza - Argentina
The correct direction in the selection and multiplication of queenbees was one of the pillars, if not the most important, for the geometric growth that the beekeeping had in Argentina last 30 years.
In this "Espacio Apícola" issue, we pay attention to this topic particulary and, as it could not be otherwise, the word of a Commercial Queenbees Breeder it should not be absent.
Taking advantage of our visit to Mendoza, to participate on the Api-Expo of Lavalle, the last September 8th, we request to Mr. Luis Miguel Gómez an interview for this special edition.
Around 35 years old, Luis should already be the more young queensbees breeder secured of the country. He has the "fenotipo" ("phenotype"?) characteristic of the bigers: measured, neat, orderly, punctual... it gives pleasure to read it. -

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IRAM norm 6045:2001 "Metallic cylindrical Drums for honey of 230 liters" - IRAM - Capital Federal - Argentina

The Argentine Institute of Normalization, IRAM, announced the promulgation of the norm for the production of drums for honey.
The makers are not forced to complete this norm, they can abide to it to guarantee their products.
"Espacio Apícola" participated of one of the study meetings of this norm, at the end of 2000, and know the later development.
The impression that caused us is that, the people went to discuss in the IRAM a problem unaware to the objectives of this institute.

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DUMPING: Economic Terrorism of the Central Power

Finally, there are definitive percentages of the sanctions imposed by the Department of Commerce of the United States, in this case, against Argentine Honey.
CONAGRA (who was not present defence) will pay a tariff of 60,67% more 5,85% established against presumed Argentine Gov. subsidies. Then A.C.A. with 38,71% more 5,85%.
Radix is the most favored company, with a percentage of 32,56% more 5,85%.
The not investigated companies will pay a tariff of 36,59% more 5,85%.-

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