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    Sustainable beekeeping in algeria: exploring practices, challenges, and local honeybee traits for natural resource management
    (2024) Haider, Yamina; Adjlane, Noureddine; Martin, Hernande Raquel; Jamal Haddad, Nizar; Khemmouli, Abdelmounaim
    Honeybees are crucial pollinators, playing a vital role in maintaining plant biodiversity and promoting a healthy natural environment. They serve as bioindicators, reflecting the state of our ecosystems. Beekeeping in Algeria faces significant challenges, particularly the devastating effects of the Varroa mite, an ectoparasite harming bee colonies. This study aimed at understanding the resilience of Mediterranean bee subspecies in the context of climate change. Conducted in 2021, a survey targeted Algerian beekeeping associations and individual beekeepers. The goal was to characterize beekeeping practices, identify key challenges, and evaluate their impact on natural resources and sustainable development. The survey reached beekeepers in 19 Algerian provinces, with a total of 200 responses analyzed. The results highlight constraints hindering beekeeping development: drought, high bee mortality, and the presence of bee diseases. These findings suggest that beekeepers who select colonies with strong overwintering and drought resistance capabilities can potentially improve honey production. The COVID-19 pandemic further impacted honey production, leading to lower yields in recent years. However, positive aspects were also identified, including beekeepers implementing good practices (queen replacement, apiary selection, transhumance) and routine Varroa mite monitoring. Strengthening the role of beekeeping associations in the field is crucial to support the sector's organization and improve its current situation, ultimately contributing to sustainable management of natural resources in Algeria.
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    Presence and infestation rate of Senotainia tricuspis (Meigen) (Diptera, Sarcophagidae) on honey bees in the Mediterranean Region
    (Taylor and Francis Online, 2015) Jamal Haddad, Nizar; Adjlane, Noureddine; Loucif, Wahida; Shebl, Mohamed; Saba, Muna; Albaba, Imad; El-Obeid, any; Montasir, Sabah; Giusti, Matteo; Felicioli, Antonio
    Our investigations show that the S. tricuspis is found in four countries out of the seven sampled ones. This pest was recorded in Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, and Italy, Samples from Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine were negative for infestation. We confirmed the presence of S. tricuspis in the southern and western areas of the Mediterranean sea, and diagnosed its existence for the first time in Egypt, but the big variation in the infestation level comparing the northern countries of the sea to the southern countries, propose two hypotheses: the first one is that this parasite prefers the wet areas rather than dray ones. The second hypothesis is that Apis mellifera ligustica bees are more susceptible than the bees of the southern and eastern countries of the Mediterranean region. To confirm such hypotheses further investigations in the region need to be conducted by collecting bigger sample size from the region. We also propose that further DNA studies are needed in order to build a phylogenic table to understand the genetic diversity and population genetics of S. tricuspis in the region. A wide Mediterranean North -South collaboration in technology transfer, extension and awareness program will be very helpful for the beekeeper sector in this region.