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| he most damaging invertebrate pests known to affect honey bees |
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wax moths
galleria melonella |
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| How do wax moths affect hives? How can you get rid of them? |
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-attack weak colonies
-mate outside hive, female lays eggs in hive
-larvae develop on wood & comb, can damage it significantly
-need strong colonies who can defend for themselves
-chemicals not approved in NA
-CO2 can rid of them but will kill bees too
-store equipment in sub 0 temps to kill them |
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| Proper name for small hive beetle |
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| How do aethina tumida affect hives? |
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Definition
-mate inside hive
-lay eggs in combs/crevices
-largae eat honey, pollen, damage comb
-honey spills out, ferments, contaminated by larvae feces |
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| How can aethina tumida be controlled? |
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coumaphos strips on bottom boards will kill larvae as they exit hive to pupate
mineral oil traps outside hive will also kill larvae, they are attracted to it, will drown |
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| How do ants affect hives, how can you avoid them |
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steal honey
mount hives on stands placed on top of cans of burnt motor oil |
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| How do wasps affect hives, how can you avoid them |
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-scavenge or honey/dead bees
-some carnivorous ones will kill bees
-entrance reducers, keep strong colonies |
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| How do flies affect hives |
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Definition
bee louse - no damage, feeds on nectar in mouths of bees
zombie fly - eggs laid on adult bees, will eat bee from inside |
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| What do bears love about hives? |
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Definition
| pollen & brood stores, will tear hive apart to get at it |
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| What are the classes of pesticides? |
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insecticides
herbicides
fungicides
miticides
rodenticides
etc... |
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| How can pesticides be classified? |
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Definition
what they target
chemical structure
source of origin |
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True or False
the majority of pesticides are safe for bees |
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| How do insecticides affect bees? |
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Definition
nerve toxins, will paralyze and kill insects incl. bees
-can also disrupt normal growth & other biological functions |
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| Why is controlling mites through chemicals difficult? |
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Definition
both bees and mites are arthropods
-miticides at sub-lethal doses can contaminated wax and comb for long period of time
-can impair learning, queen rearing, queen fertility (ovary size) even at sub-lethal doses |
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| Are pesticides used in apiculture? |
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| How might bees be exposed to crop pesticides? |
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Definition
-flying through/near fields being sprayed
-consuming water produced by treated plants
-nectar/pollen consumption
-resting on recently treated leaves |
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| How might bees be indirectly affected by herbicides? |
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Definition
| -loss of flowering weeds bees rely on for pollination |
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| What are the most commonly used insecticides in ontario? |
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Definition
PONC
pyrethroids
organophosphates
neonictinoids
carbamates |
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| How do neonicotinoids work? |
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Definition
| applied topically or as a seed treatment, will be taken up by the roots, translocated through entire plant |
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| Most obvious sign of pesticide poisoning |
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Definition
large numbers of dead bees in front of hives
loss of large numbers of bees in hives |
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| Physical signs of pesticide poisoning |
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Definition
crawling on ground
trembling
lack of coordination
tongues out
regurgitation |
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| Proper name for zombie fly |
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| Where did the small hive beetle originate? |
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| Proper name for bee louse |
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| Coumaphos is used to treat.... |
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| aethina tumida (small hive beetle) |
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