VARROA DESTRUCTOR RESISTANCE TO MITICIDES IN THE MIDDLE EAST

摘要

The Middle East encompasses the majority of western Asia (excluding the Caucasus) and Egypt. The climate is hot and arid. Several major rivers provide irrigation to support agriculture in limited areas, especially in Mesopotamia and the rest of the Fertile Crescent.Books on bees were written in Roman times, and beekeeping was known in the Middle East centuries before the advent of Islam. By 5,000 BC the people of Iran and Iraq understood the need for pollination of date palms.