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.

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