Bees Flashcards
As of January 1, 2017, anyone that feeds antibiotics to an animal needs to
have a prescription from a veterinarian to obtain antibiotics
What animal is considered food-producing animals by the FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine
Honeybees
If a beekeeper chooses to give antibiotics to his/her bees, they will need to
do it through consulations with a veterinarian
What is VCPR?
Veterinarian Client Patient Relationship
How many bites of food in the US depends on honeybees and other pollinators?
1 out of 3
Honeybees pollinate __________ worth of crops each year? This includes more than 130 fruits and vegetables
$15 billion
In terms of colony losses in the United States, what factors are included?
climate change, pests, pesticides, urbanization and dieases
From April 2021 to April 2022, beekeepers estimated a lost of _____ of their managed honeybee colonies
39%
What is CCD?
Colony Collapse Disorder.
a syndrome specifically defined as a dead colony with no adult bees and with no dead bee bodies
What are some factors of CCD?
parasites and pests
pathogens
poor nutrition
sublethal exposure to pesticides
Is there a treatment for CCD?
NO!!
What are Varroa Mites?
external parasitic mites
attacks and feeds on honeybees
can only reproduce in a honeybee colony
attaches to the body and weakens the bee by sucking fat bodies
What diease is caused by Varroa Mites
Varroosis
How many eggs can a queen bee lay?
2,000
What type of bee carries the Varroa Mite into the colony
worker bees
When the varroa mite lays eggs, which sex is the first to hatch?
Males
When a bee hatches, it is already severly diseased and weakened, because mites also transmit dangerous viruses such as?
Deformed Wing Virus
Is there a treatment for Defromed Wing Virus
No
What are the treatments for Varroa Mites?
Synthethic
amitraz
apivar (brand name)
Contact (mode)
Essential Oil
Thymol (thyme)
Apigard (brand name)
Fumigant (mode)
Acid
Oxalic Acid/Formic Acid
Mite Away/Formic Pro
Fumigant (mode)
What is SHB?
Small hive bettle
What are the characteristics of SHB?
1.secondary or opptunisitic pest
2. bee colonies able to contend with fairly large populations of adult
3. no establised thershold number for sall hive bettles
4. their ability to devastate a bee colony is related to many factors
5. causing damage to comb, stored honey, and pollen
What are the 4 SHB Controls?
Practice good apiary management
remove honey supers
mechanical traps (swiffer wipe)
baited traps
What is the American foulbrood?
- highly contagious, spores easily transmitted through the hive
- no end cycle
- foul smell
- always in capped brood, appears caved in
larvae become a gooey mess, the cap becomes dark brown, rope test
What is the Prophylactic associated with the American foulbrood?
Terramycin or Tylan
What is the Veterinarian’s Recommendation for American Foulbrood?
Burn Hives
