An essential guide to the health care of honey bees
Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner offers an authoritative guide to honey bee health and hive management. Designed for veterinarians and other professionals, the book presents information useful for answering commonly asked questions and for facilitating hive examinations.
The book covers a wide range of topics including basic husbandry, equipment and safety, anatomy, genetics, the diagnosis and management of disease. It also includes up to date information on Varroa and other bee pests, introduces honey bee pharmacology and toxicology, and addresses native bee ecology. This new resource:
Offers a guide to veterinary care of honey bees Provides information on basic husbandry, examination techniques, nutrition, and more Discusses how to successfully handle questions and 'hive calls' Includes helpful photographs, line drawings, tables, and graphs
Written for veterinary practitioners, veterinary students, veterinary technicians, scientists, and apiarists, Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner is a comprehensive and practical book on honey bee health.
Edited by:
Terry Ryan Kane (A2 Bee Vet Ann Arbor MI USA),
Cynthia M. Faux (University of Arizona,
AZ,
USA)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 221mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 1.383kg
ISBN: 9781119583370
ISBN 10: 1119583373
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 26 April 2021
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
,
Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9781394292509
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
List of Contributors ix Acknowledgments xi Honey Bee Medicine: A One Health Challenge xii Terry Ryan Kane Section I Biology and Medical Foundations 1 1 Looking to Nature to Solve the Health Crisis of Honey Bees 3 Robin W. Radcliffe and Thomas D. Seeley 2 The Superorganism and Herd Health for the Honey Bee 21 Robin W. Radcliffe 3 Honey Bee Anatomy 33 Cynthia M. Faux 4 Physiology of the Honey Bee -- Principles for the Beekeeper and Veterinarian 41 Rolfe M. Radcliffe 5 The Honey Bee Queen 55 Randy Oliver 6 Honey Bee Strains 73 Dewey M. Caron 7 Wild Bees: Diversity, Ecology, and Stresors of Non-Apis Bees 81 Margarita M. López-Uribe 8 Honey Bee Nutrition 93 Randy Oliver 9 Honey Bee Microbiota and the Physiology of Antimicrobial Resistance 125 Kasie Raymann 10 Honey Bee Pharmacology 135 Gigi Davidson Section II Beekeeping Principles for Veterinarians 149 11 Equipment and Safety 151 Adam J. Ingrao 12 The Apiarist 167 Katie Lee and Gary S. Reuter 13 Basics of Apiary Design 179 Brandon K. Hopkins 14 Clinical Examination of a Honey Bee Hive 183 Jerry Hayes 15 Veterinary Regulations 191 Christopher J. Cripps 16 Medical Records 201 Marcie Logsdon and Terry Ryan Kane Appendix 16.1A Veterinary -- Client Management Agreement 205 Appendix 16.1B Sample Hive Record 207 17 Epidemiology and Biosecurity 209 Kristen K. Obbink and James A. Roth Appendix 17.A Beekeeping Biosecurity and Best Practices Checklist 217 Section III Honey Bee Diseases, Disorders, and Special Topics 219 18 Parasite Transmission Between Hives and Spillover to Non-Apis Pollinators 221 Scott McArt 19 Colony Collapse Disorder and Honey Bee Health 229 Jay D. Evans and Yanping (Judy) Chen 20 The Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor: History, Biology, Monitoring, and Management 235 David T. Peck 21 Honey Bee Viral Diseases 253 Esmaeil Amiri, Olav Rueppell, and David R. Tarpy 22 Honey Bee Bacterial Diseases 277 Meghan Milbrath 23 Honey Bee Fungal Diseases 295 Yanping (Judy) Chen and Jay D. Evans 24 Honey Bee Parasites and Pests 307 Britteny Kyle 25 Pesticides 321 Reed M. Johnson 26 Diagnostic Sampling 329 Dan Wyns 27 Necropsy of a Hive 339 Dewey M. Caron 28 Common Husbandry Issues 351 Charlotte Hubbard 29 Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding 363 Krispn Given 30 The Future Direction of Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine 367 Jeffrey R. Applegate, Jr. Resources 369 Notes on Editors and Contributors 373 Index 379
Terry Ryan Kane, DVM, MS, is a veterinarian, a beekeeper, and owner of A2 Bee Vet, a practice devoted to honey bee medicine in Ann Arbor, MI, USA. Cynthia M. Faux, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-LA, is a Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Arizona, College of Veterinary Medicine in Oro Valley, AZ, USA.
Reviews for Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner
...this book will serve as an excellent guide. The illustrations and photos of this book are consistently brilliant and very useful, which makes the book a rich fund for giving lectures. The book probably covers all veterinarians (and other target groups, including beekeepers) need from such a compendium. - Bee World, December 2021 This new book is a significant contribution to both the veterinary and beekeeping literature....Although primarily written for a North American readership, British/European veterinary professionals and beekeepers alike will find this 400-page professional textbook a valuable and comprehensive resource. The price tag is fairly high, but it is essential reading for anyone who is seriously interested in honey bee medicine and is a must-have for vet school and beekeeping association libraries. - Vet Record, July 2022
