Honey Bee Colony Health Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

Honey Bee Colony Health Challenges and Sustainable Solutions

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This book summarizes the current progress of bee researchers investigating the status of honey bees and possible reasons for their decline, providing a basis for establishing management methods that maintain colony health. Integrating discussion of Colony Collapse Disorder, the chapters provide info...

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Other Authors: Sammataro, Diana (Editor), Yoder, Jay A. (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis 2012
Subjects:
Chemistry
Insects (entomology)
Biology, life sciences
Agriculture & farming
Agronomy & crop production
apis
bees
bread
collapse
colonies
destructor
honeybee
mellifera
mite
varroa
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Summary:This book summarizes the current progress of bee researchers investigating the status of honey bees and possible reasons for their decline, providing a basis for establishing management methods that maintain colony health. Integrating discussion of Colony Collapse Disorder, the chapters provide information on the new microsporidian Nosema ceranae pathogens, the current status of the parasitic bee mites, updates on bee viruses, and the effects these problems are having on our important bee pollinators. The text also presents methods for diagnosing diseases and includes color illustrations and tables.
Physical Description:1 electronic resource (320 p.)
ISBN:b11318
9781439879412
9781439879405
9780429185045
Access:Open Access

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