Ebook: Honey bee colony health : challenges and sustainable solutions

Content: 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.