Honey bee colony health challenges and sustainable solutions
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 f...
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Formato: | Libro electrónico |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boca Raton, Fla. :
CRC Press
2012.
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Edición: | 1st ed |
Colección: | Contemporary topics in entomology series.
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Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009574574906719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Front Cover; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction; 1. Honey Bee Health: The Potential Role of Microbes; 2. Seasonal Microflora, Especially Winter and Spring; 3. Evaluation of Varroa Mite Tolerance in Honey Bees; 4. Status of Breeding Practices and Genetic Diversity in Domestic U.S. Honey Bees; 5. Global Status of Honey Bee Mites; 6. Challenges for Developing Biopesticides Against Varroa; 7. Molecular Forensics for Honey Bee Colonies; 8. Honey Bee Viruses and Their Effect on Bee and Colony Health; 9. PCR for the Analysis of Nosema in Honey Bees
- 10. Nosema ceranae Detection by Microscopy and Antibody Tests11. Chalkbrood Re-Examined; 12. Critical Transition Temperature (CTT) of Chalkbrood Fungi and Its Significance for Disease Incidence; 13. Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida) Contributions to Colony Losses; 14. Pesticides and Honey Bee Toxicity in the United States; 15. Cellular Response in Honey Bees to Non-Pathogenic Effects of Pesticides; 16. Differences Among Fungicides Targeting the Beneficial Fungi Associated with Honey Bee Colonies; 17. Fungicides Reduce Symbiotic Fungi in Bee Bread and the Beneficial Fungi in Colonies
- 18. Interactions between Risk Factors in Honey Bees19. Understanding the Impact of Honey Bee Disorders on Crop Pollination; 20. Calculating and Reporting Managed Honey Bee Colony Losses; 21. Conservation of Plant-Pollinator Mutualisms; References; Credits