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BL
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665383
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| Title & Author
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Honey bee colony health : : challenges and sustainable solutions /\ edited by : Diana Sammataro Jay Yoder
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| Publication Statement
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Boca Raton, FL :: CRC Press,, c2012
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| Series Statement
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Contemporary topics in entomology series
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| Page. NO
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xviii, 302 p. :: col. ill. ;; 29 cm
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| ISBN
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9781439879405 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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: 1439879400 (hardcover : alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Honey bee health: the potential role of microbes -- Seasonal microflora, especially winter and spring -- Evaluation of Varroa mite tolerance in honey bees -- Status of breeding practices and genetic diversity in domestic U.S. honey bees -- Global status of honey bee mites -- Challenges for developing biopesticides against Varroa -- Molecular forensics for honey bee colonies -- Honey bee viruses and their effect on bee and colony health -- PCR for the analysis of Nosema in honey bees -- Nosema ceranae detection by microscopy and antibody tests -- Chalkbrood re-examined -- Critical transition temperature (CTT) of chalkbrood fungi and its significance for disease incidence -- Small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) contributions to colony losses -- Pesticides and honey bee toxicity in the United States -- Cellular response in honey bees to non-pathogenic effects of pesticides -- Differences among fungicides targeting the beneficial fungi associated with honey bee colonies -- Fungicides reduce symbiotic fungi in bee bread and the beneficial fungi in colonies -- Interactions between risk factors in honey bees -- Understanding the impact of honey bee disorders on crop pollination -- Calculating and reporting managed honey bee colony losses -- Conservation of plant-pollinator mutualisms
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| Subject
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Bee culture-- Health aspects
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| Subject
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Honeybee-- Health
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| Dewey Classification
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638.1
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SF523.H75 2012
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Sammataro, Diana
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Yoder, Jay
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