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Table of Contents
1 Cover
5 List of Contributors Editors Contributors
7 Honey Bee Medicine: A One Health Challenge One Health Issue: Planetary Health (Biodiversity and Climate Change) One Health Issue: Food Security One Health Issue: The Global Epidemic of Antimicrobial Resistance Our Challenge
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Section I: Biology and Medical Foundations
1 Looking to Nature to Solve the Health Crisis of Honey Bees
A Tenet of Medicine: Learn the Normal
Good Genes Versus Good Lifestyle: The Varroa Story
Good Genes
Good Lifestyle
Part 1: The Environment of a Wild Colony
Part 2: Epidemiology for Bee Health: How Lifestyle Impacts Disease Spread
Lessons from the Wild Bees
References
2 The Superorganism and Herd Health for the Honey Bee
Introduction
Part 1: The Superorganism and Swarm Intelligence
Part 2: Social Immunity: Bees as Their Own Doctors!
Part 3: Herd Health for the Honey Bee
References
3 Honey Bee Anatomy
Introduction
Head
Thorax
Abdomen
Circulatory and Respiratory Systems
Nervous System
Digestive and Excretory System
Glands
References
4 Physiology of the Honey Bee – Principles for the Beekeeper and Veterinarian
Part 1: Comparing Vertebrates and Bees
Part 2: Communication in Honey Bees
Conclusion
References
5 The Honey Bee Queen
The Queen's Function in the Hive
Queen Development and Performance
Queen Succession
Queen Status Assessment
Queen Replacement and Introduction
Wrap Up
References
6 Honey Bee Strains
German or Black Bee
Caucasian (or Gray) Bee
Hygienic Bees
Africanized Bee
Defensive Bees
References
7 Wild Bees: Diversity, Ecology, and Stressors of Non‐Apis Bees
Bee Diversity and Distribution
Diversity of Social Behavior
Diversity of Life Cycles
Abiotic Stressors to Wild Bees
Biotic Stressors: Pathogens and Pests
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
8 Honey Bee Nutrition
Understanding the Honey Bee Superorganism
Nutritional Requirements of a Hive
Food Handling and Processing in the Hive
Pollen Processing in the Hive
Jelly as the Currency of Protein in the Hive
Field Assessment