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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910969166803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2012
• ISBN: 1-61324-903-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 p.)
• Collana: Animal science, issues and professions
• Altri autori (Persone): FlorioRichard M
• Disciplina: 595.79/9
• Soggetti: Honeybee; Honeybee - Diseases
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- BEESBIOLOGY, THREATS AND COLONIES -- ANIMAL SCIENCE, ISSUESAND PROFESSIONS -- INSECTS AND OTHER TERRESTRIALARTHROPODS: BIOLOGY, CHEMISTRYAND BEHAVIOR -- BEESBIOLOGY, THREATS AND COLONIES -- 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 -- Introduction -- 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 -- Pest Status: Symptoms and Distribution -- 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 -- Abstract -- 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 -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 3. ODOR, LEARNING AND BEHAVIOR -- Abstract -- 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 -- CONCLUSION -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 4. THREATS TO THE STINGLESS BEESIN THE BRAZILIAN AMAZON: HOW TO DEALWITH SCARCE BIOLOGICAL DATAAND AN INCREASING RATE OF DESTRUCTION -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 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 -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 5. THE IMPORTANT HONEY BEE VIRUSES:A SHORT DESCRIPTIVE REVIEW ENHANCEDWITH RECENT DATA -- Abstract -- INTRODUCTION -- 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 -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 6. WHY MASSIVE HONEYBEE COLONY LOSSESDO NOT OCCUR IN URUGUAY? -- Abstract -- 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 -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 7. DISRUPTION IN BIOGENIC AMINES-MEDIATEDSIGNALING: A POTENTIAL MOLECULARMECHANISM ASSOCIATED WITH COLONYCOLLAPSE DISORDER -- Abstract -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 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 -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES.; CHAPTER 8. A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON AGE RELATEDASSOCIATIVE AND NON ASSOCIATIVE LEARNINGPERFORMANCE IN HONEYBEES. -- Abstract -- 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 -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 10. EXOGENOUS AND ENDOGENOUS FLUCTUATIONSOF THERMOREGULATORY ACTIVITY -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 11. THERMAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DEVELOPINGAND ADULT HONEYBEES -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 12. ELECTROCARDIOGRAM OF THE HONEYBEE -- INTRODUCTION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 13. MODELING OF THE TEMPERATURE FIELDDISTRIBUTION IN WINTER CLUSTERS -- INTRODUCTION -- EXPERIMENTAL -- MODEL DESCRIPTION -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 14. SOUNDS GENERATED BY BEE COLONIESDURING SOCIOTOMY -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS AND DISCUSSION -- CONCLUSION -- REFERENCES -- CHAPTER 15. BEES ADAPTATION TO WINTERING -- INTRODUCTION -- MATERIALS AND METHODS -- RESULTS -- DISCUSSION -- REFERENCES -- INDEX.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.