Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner. Группа авторов

from a Bee‐Kill References 26 Diagnostic Sampling Sampling for Field Analysis American Foulbrood: Ropy Test Sampling for Laboratory Analysis References 27 Necropsy of a Hive Colony Phase Dynamics Performing a Hive Necropsy Seasonal Loss Analysis Overwinter (Dormant Phase) Colony Loss Weak Colony Starvation Spring Increase Phase Colony Loss Disease Loss Queen Replacement Summer (Peak Population) Loss Fall Population Decrease Phase Conclusion References 28 Common Husbandry Issues Some Common Questions Regarding Starting Beekeeping Common Mistakes Euthanizing a Colony Spring Issues and Considerations (Largely) Summer‐Early Fall Issues and Considerations Fall Issues and Considerations Overwintering References Further Reading 29 Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding US Commercial Queen Rearing Industry Benefits of Queen Rearing Queen Cell Building Grafting Banking Queens Queen Piping Keeping Good Records References 30 The Future Direction of Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine

      11  Honey Bee Medicine Resources

      12  Notes on Editors and Contributors Editors

      13  Index

      14  End User License Agreement

      List of Tables

      1 Chapter 1Table 1.1 Characteristics of wild honey bees (Apis mellifera) that differ fro...

      2 Chapter 7Table 7.1 Summary of the species richness, distribution, and life‐history tra...

      3 Chapter 8Table 8.1 A suggested essential amino acid ratio (relative to Histidine conte...Table 8.2 Known toxic nectars and pollens.Table 8.3 Pollens, by plant family, known to have overall good nutritional pr...

      4 Chapter 10Table 10.1 Aqueous solubility and lipophilicity of selected substances.Table 10.2 Substrates, inducers, and inhibitors of CYP 450 families inApis me...Table 10.3 Known disruptors of ABC‐transporters.Table 10.4 Chemical combinations with known toxicity inApis mellifera.Table 10.5 Mechanisms of action of selected acaricides.Table 10.6 Maximum tolerances of US EPA registered miticides in honey and wax...

      5 Chapter 11Table 11.1 Standardized hive body and frame dimensions found in the U.S.

      6 Chapter 12Table 12.1 Examples of different types of beekeeping operations.

      7 Chapter 20Table 20.1 The detection of mites in key countries around the world.Table 20.2 Summary of methods for mite monitoring.Table 20.3 Miticides approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for...Table 20.4 Putative mite‐resistance traits identified in different bee popula...

      8 Chapter 22Table 22.1 Observable colony signs of bacterial disease.

      9 Chapter 25Table 25.1 Example pests and pesticides, bee toxicity and label language.

      10 Chapter 29Table 29.1 Simple table for queen rearing.

      List of Illustrations

      1 Chapter 1Figure 1.1 Gathering honey, a beekeeping scene from the Tomb of Rekhmire. Eg...Figure 1.2 Grooming, or mite‐chewing, is a heritable trait in which honey be...Figure 1.3 Hygienic behavior or Varroa Sensitive Hygiene (VSH), is a form of...Figure 1.4 An illustration comparing the structure and organization of a hon...Figure 1.5 A research station beside the Shindagin Hollow State Forest in up...Figure 1.6 A month‐long comparison of temperatures (°C) inside a thin‐walled...Figure 1.7 Polyandry, or the multiple matings of a queen with drones from di...Figure 1.8 Bait hives are small nest boxes that are filled with empty comb a...

      2 Chapter 2Figure 2.1 Charles Darwin marveled at the superorganism. Recognizing the rem...Figure 2.2 Trophyllaxis, or the transfer of food from bee to bee, augments d...Figure 2.3 Allogrooming, or the grooming of one bee by another nestmate, is ...Figure 2.4 Tree saps or resins are collected