Honey Bee Colony Health : Challenges and Sustainable Solutions
Sammataro, Diana
Honey Bee Colony Health : Challenges and Sustainable Solutions - Taylor & Francis 2012 - 1 electronic resource (320 p.)
Open Access
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.
Creative Commons
English
b11318 9781439879412 9781439879405 9780429185045
10.1201/b11318 doi
Chemistry
Insects (entomology)
Biology, life sciences
Agriculture & farming
Agronomy & crop production
apis bees bread collapse colonies destructor honeybee mellifera mite varroa
Honey Bee Colony Health : Challenges and Sustainable Solutions - Taylor & Francis 2012 - 1 electronic resource (320 p.)
Open Access
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.
Creative Commons
English
b11318 9781439879412 9781439879405 9780429185045
10.1201/b11318 doi
Chemistry
Insects (entomology)
Biology, life sciences
Agriculture & farming
Agronomy & crop production
apis bees bread collapse colonies destructor honeybee mellifera mite varroa