Bees [[electronic resource] ] : biology, threats and colonies / / Richard M. Florio, editor

• Pubblicazione: New York, : Nova Science Publishers, 2012
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 p.)
• Disciplina: 595.79/9
• Soggetto topico: Honeybee; Honeybee - Diseases
• Altri autori: FlorioRichard M
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Bees
• ISBN: 1-61324-903-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825003103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Animal science, issues, and professions series.