Bees : biology, threats and colonies / Richard M. Florio, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Florio, Richard M.

Series:

Animal science, issues, and professions series.

Animal science, issues and professions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Honeybee.

Honeybee--Diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (343 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

For students of animal behaviour, honey bees are an intriguing organism, interacting in a complex eusocial colony setting as well as with the environment as they forage over wide areas. This book presents research in the study of bees, including the importance of odour in learning and behaviour of the honeybee.

Contents:

Intro

BEESBIOLOGY, THREATS AND COLONIES

ANIMAL SCIENCE, ISSUESAND PROFESSIONS

INSECTS AND OTHER TERRESTRIALARTHROPODS: BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRYAND BEHAVIOR

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

CONTENTS

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1. BIOLOGY OF THAI HONEYBEES:NATURAL HISTORY AND THREATS

Abstract

1. NATURAL HISTORY, EVOLUTION AND TAXONOMY

Life History of Thai Honeybees

Honeybees that Build Single-Comb, Open-Air Nests

The Black Dwarf Honeybee, Apis Andreniformis Smith, 1858

The Red Dwarf Honeybee, Apis florea Fabricius, 1787

The Giant Honeybee, Apis dorsata Fabricius, 1798

Honeybees that Build Multi-Comb Nests in Enclosed Cavities

The Asiatic Hive Honeybee, Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793

The European Honeybee, Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758

2. HONEYBEE DEVELOPMENT, CASTES AND AGE POLYTHEISM

Honeybee Caste and Development

Honeybee Development and Differentiation

Division of Labour

Colony Cycle: Migration, Swarming and Absconding

Foraging Behavior

Thermoregulation

3. HONEYBEE ANATOMY

The Head of Honeybees

The Antenna

The Compound Eye

The Internal Organ of the Head

Hypopharyngeal Glands

The Thorax

The Abdomen

4. HONEYBEE PHEROMONES

Pheromone Glands and Pheromone Production

5. POLLINATION BY THAI HONEYBEES

Honeybee Pollination in Thailand

Categorization of Bee Flora

6. BEEKEEPING IN THAILAND

Introduction

History

Status of Beekeeping in Thailand

Conserving A. Cerana and others Native Species in Thailand

Beehive

7. HONEYBEE PATHOGENS, PARASITES AND PREDATORS

Honeybee Mites

Tropilaelaps Clareae

General Biology and Life Cycle of Tropilaelaps Clareae

Pest Status: Symptoms and Distribution

Varroa Jacobsoni

General Biology of Varroa

AcarApis Woodi.

General Biology and Life Cycle

The Parasitic Mite, Euvarroa

Viral Diseases

Bacterial Diseases

American Foul Brood (AFB)

European Foul Brood (EFB)

Fungal Diseases

Nosema Disease (Nosemosis)

Nosema in Thailand

Control of Nosema Disease

Wax Moths

Life Cycle of Wax Moths

Wasps, Hornets and Ants

REFERENCES

CHAPTER 2. ASIAN HONEYBEES: BIOLOGY, THREATSAND THEIR CONSERVATION

1. INTRODUCTION

2. DIVERSITY OF HONEYBEE SPECIES

3. HONEYBEE BIOLOGY

3.1. Development

3.2. Drone Congregation Areas (DCAs)

3.3. Sex Pheromone Communication

3.4. Defensive Behavior

4. ECONOMIC IMPORTANCE

4.1. Hive Products

4.2. Pollination of Crops

5. MAJOR THREATS

5.1. Diseases, Parasites, Pests and Predators

a) Diseases

b) Parasitic Mites

c) Pests and Predators

5.2. Deforestation

5.3. Honey Hunting

5.4. Habitat Loss

5.5. Pesticide Poisoning

5.6. Introduction of Exotic Species

6. CONSERVATION

CONCLUSION

CHAPTER 3. ODOR, LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR

INTRODUCTION

COMPLEX ODOR ENVIRONMENTS

CROP ATTACHED FORAGERS

NAÏVE RECRUIT FORAGERS

SENSING AND NEURONAL TRANSMISSION OF ODORS

ODOR PERCEPTION

THE IMPORTANCE OF NECTAR ODORS FOR FORAGERS

LIMITATIONS FOR ODOR COGNITION

ODORS AS REPELLANTS: PERSPECTIVES FROM PESTICIDE STUDIES

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

CHAPTER 4. THREATS TO THE STINGLESS BEESIN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: HOW TO DEALWITH SCARCE BIOLOGICAL DATAAND AN INCREASING RATE OF DESTRUCTION

2. THE BEES AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENT

3. REPRODUCTION BIOLOGY AND GENETICS IN BEES

4. MELIPONICULTURE: REALITY AND PERSPECTIVES

5. LINES OF ACTION: PERSPECTIVES.

Line of Action 1: Research Focused on the Taxonomy, Ecology, Biologyand Genetics of Amazonian Stingless Bees and Formation of HumanResources

Line of Action 2: Consolidation of Partnerships via Networking Projects

Line of Action 3: Commodity Chain of Meliponiculture

CHAPTER 5. THE IMPORTANT HONEY BEE VIRUSES:A SHORT DESCRIPTIVE REVIEW ENHANCEDWITH RECENT DATA

THE CASE OF GREECE

CHRONIC BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS (CBPV)

ACUTE BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS (ABPV)

ISRAELI ACUTE BEE PARALYSIS VIRUS (IAPV)

DEFORMED WING VIRUS (DWV)

KASHMIR BEE VIRUS (KBV)

BLACK QUEEN CELL VIRUS (ΒQCV)

SACBROOD VIRUS (SBV)

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES

CHAPTER 6. WHY MASSIVE HONEYBEE COLONY LOSSESDO NOT OCCUR IN URUGUAY?

HONEYBEE COLONY LOSSES

BEEKEEPING IN URUGUAY

V. Destructor, the Main h\Honeybee Health Threat

Nosema ceranae, a Problem Associated to Plantations of Eucalyptus Grandis

OCCURRENCE AND DISTRIBUTIONOF HONEYBEE VIRUSES IN URUGUAY

SEASONAL DYNAMICS OF HONEYBEE PATHOGENS

DISCUSSION

CHAPTER 7. DISRUPTION IN BIOGENIC AMINES-MEDIATEDSIGNALING: A POTENTIAL MOLECULARMECHANISM ASSOCIATED WITH COLONYCOLLAPSE DISORDER

2. FACTORS AFFECTING HONEYBEE'S DEVELOPMENT,LIFE SPAN AND LABOR SPECIALIZATION

3. CCD

4. BIOGENIC AMINES-MEDIATED SIGNALING

5. BIOGENIC AMINES-BASED PESTICIDES

5.1. Neonicotinoids

5.2. Amidine Compounds

6. BIOGENIC AMINES-MEDIATED LEARNING AND MEMORY

7. MOLECULAR MECHANISM UNDERLYING OLFACTORYDYSFUNCTION IN HONEYBEES: A POSSIBLE LINK WITH CCD

7.1. ROS-Mediated Oxidative Stress

7.2. ROS-Mediated Olfactory Dysfunction

7.3. ROS-Mediated Olfactory Dysfunction: Implication to CCD

REFERENCES.

CHAPTER 8. A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON AGE RELATEDASSOCIATIVE AND NON ASSOCIATIVE LEARNINGPERFORMANCE IN HONEYBEES.

1. Introduction

2. Experiment 1: Evolution of Honeybee Sugar Thresholdwith Age

2.1. Introduction

2.2. Material and Methods

2.2.1. Determination of Sugar Threshold

2.2.2. Statistical Analysis

2.3. Results and Discussion

3. Experiment 2: Honey as a Reward

3.1. Introduction

3.2. Material and Methods

3.2.1. Statistical Analysis

3.3. Results and Discussion

4. Experiment 3: Sugar Perception and Division of Labor

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Material and Methods

4.3. Results and Discussion

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

References

CHAPTER 9. ACOUSTIC NOISES GENERATEDBY INSECT COLONIES

EXPERIMENTAL

RESULTS

CHAPTER 10. EXOGENOUS AND ENDOGENOUS FLUCTUATIONSOF THERMOREGULATORY ACTIVITY

MATERIALS AND METHODS

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

CHAPTER 11. THERMAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVELOPINGAND ADULT HONEYBEES

CHAPTER 12. ELECTROCARDIOGRAM OF THE HONEYBEE

CHAPTER 13. MODELING OF THE TEMPERATURE FIELDDISTRIBUTION IN WINTER CLUSTERS

MODEL DESCRIPTION

CHAPTER 14. SOUNDS GENERATED BY BEE COLONIESDURING SOCIOTOMY

CHAPTER 15. BEES ADAPTATION TO WINTERING

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61324-903-9

OCLC:

829245242