Table of Contents: Honey bee colony health

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Sammataro, Diana., Yoder, Jay.
Format:	Electronic
Language:	English
Published:	Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, 2012.
Series:	Contemporary topics in entomology series.
Subjects:	Bee culture > Health aspects. Honeybee > Health. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Distributed by publisher. Purchase or institutional license may be required for access.

Table of Contents:

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 tests
11. 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 bees
19. 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.