Honey Bee Colony Health : Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

ISBN-13: 9781439879405 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 320 str.

Diana Sammataro; Jay Yoder

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Modern commercial beekeeping has changed from primarily honey production to crop pollination. With this change has come extraordinary stress colonies are moved multiple times a year, increasing their exposure to diseases, parasites, and hive pests. Antibiotics and acaricides are being applied more frequently, resulting in resistance and comb contamination. The future use of bee colonies as mobile pollinator populations requires modern management methods with fresh perspectives on nutrition, breeding practices, and the role of microbes in sustaining colony health.

Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions summarizes the current status of honey bees and possible reasons for their decline. This beautifully illustrated volume provides a foundation for management methods that maintain colony health. Integrating discussions of Colony Collapse Disorder, the chapters range from information on the new microsporidian Nosema ceranae pathogens, the current status of the parasitic bee mites, updates on bee viruses, and the effects of these problems on our important bee pollinators. This indispensable text also presents methods for diagnosing diseases and updated information on the current status of bee breeding.

Honey bee colonies are in greater demand and are renting for higher fees than ever before. Finding ways to prevent outbreaks of disease and to control parasites is essential for reducing colony losses. The accumulation of knowledge from a range of bee scientists, Honey Bee Colony Health: Challenges and Sustainable Solutions aims to inspire future generations of researchers, beekeepers, and students to continue to study bees and keep them healthy and pollinating.

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Honey Bee Health: The Potential Role of Microbes. Microflora between the Seasons Especially Winter and Spring. Bee Breeding Practices and Genetic Diversity in Domestic Boney Bees. Global Status of Bee Mites. Honey Bee Viruses and Their Effect on Bee and Colony Health. PCR for the Analysis of Nosema in Honey Bees. Nosema Ceranae Detection by Microscopy and Antibody Tests. Chalkbrood Re-Examined. Small Hive Beetle. Cellular Response in Bee Organs/Tissues on Non-Pathogenic Effects (Pesticides). Impact of Orcbard Fungicide Spraying on Lowering the Amount of Symbiotic Fungi in Bee Bread and Its Implications for Reduced Colony Resistance. Bee Bread Mycoflora/Fungus Competition Conveying Natural Resistance. interactions Between Risk Factors in Honey Bees. Understanding the Impact of Honey Bee Diseases on Crop Pollination. Molecular Techniques for Honey Bee Diagnosis.