TY  - BOOK
AU  - Sammataro,Diana
AU  - Yoder,Jay
TI  - Honey bee colony health: challenges and sustainable solutions 
T2  - Contemporary topics in entomology series
SN  - 9781439879412 (ebook : PDF)
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boca Raton, Fla.
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Bee culture
KW  - Health aspects
KW  - Honeybee
KW  - Health
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - 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; Also available in print edition
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ER  -