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Los tratamientos qu\u00edmicos siguen siendo la estrategia m\u00e1s com\u00fan, incluidos los acaricidas sint\u00e9ticos como el amitraz y la flumetrina, as\u00ed como sustancias org\u00e1nicas como los \u00e1cidos ox\u00e1lico y f\u00f3rmico, el timol y los extractos de l\u00fapulo. Los m\u00e9todos mec\u00e1nicos, incluida la eliminaci\u00f3n de las cr\u00edas de z\u00e1nganos, son conocidos pero raramente utilizados por motivos de tiempo, practicidad y eficacia. La investigaci\u00f3n tambi\u00e9n pone de relieve la escasez de informaci\u00f3n, las altas tasas de reinfestaci\u00f3n y las presiones adicionales, como los peque\u00f1os escarabajos de las colmenas, lo que apunta a la necesidad de una mejor formaci\u00f3n y un apoyo espec\u00edfico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lea el texto completo del art\u00edculo cient\u00edfico <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s13280-025-02307-5\" title=\"\">aqu\u00ed<\/a><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A study published in 2025 examined how the sector is coping, based on interviews with commercial, semi-commercial and hobbyist beekeepers. Chemical treatments remain the most common strategy, including synthetic miticides such as amitraz and flumethrin, as well as organic substances like oxalic and formic acids, thymol and hop extracts. 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