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Diseases & Pests
On this page you will find information on how to identify and treat/manage the diseases and pests of honey bees including the most important American foulbrood and varroa mites.
Parasites, Pests, Predators & Diseases Fact Sheets
- Tracheal Mites
- Pests of Honey Bees
- Stinging Insect Control
- Wax Moth
- Small Hive Beetle
- Varroa Mites
- Diseases and Their Control
- Bears and Bees
Honey Bee Parasites, Pests and Predators and Honey Bee Diseases - On-line information (images and text) to aid in identifying and protecting honey bee colonies from harmful diseases, parasites and other problems. This information is designed to assist beekeepers in learning to recognize the symptoms of common maladies of the honey bee and to administer approved treatments or control measures. (View index here.)
Articles:
Powerpoints:
- Powdered sugar sampling to monitor varroa mite population in honey bee colonies
- Economic Thresholds & IPM Strategy - Varroa Mites
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Fact Sheet
Approved Chemicals & Drugs Fact Sheet
BeeAware Newsletter Articles:
- Small Hive Beetles in the Honey House (January 2003 Issue - Page 5)
- Use It Wisely or Risk Losing It - Coumaphos Information (April 2002 Issue - page 7)
- Focus on Small Hive Beetle (December 2000 - Page 1)
- An Overview of Foulbrood in the United States: the Past 45 Years (December 2000 - page 3)
- Implementing IPM (June 2000 - Page 3)
- American Foulbrood Resistance to Terramycin (June 2000 - Page 5)
- Using Powdered Sugar to Detect Varroa (June 2000 - Page 6)
- American Foulbrood Resistance to Terramycin (June 2000 Issue)
- Evaluation of Formic Acid and a Thymol-Based Blend of Natural Products for the Fall Control of Varroa jacobsoni (Acari: Varroidae) in Colonies of Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) (February 2000 Issue - Page 8)
- The Effects of Varroa in North America, Dr. James E. Tew, Wooster Ohio, (December 1999 issue - Page 3
- Distribution of Varroa Mites Between Swarms and Remaining Colonies (September 1999 Issue - Page 4)
- A Hive Modification to Reduce Varroa Populations (July 1999 - Page 8)
- Recommendations for Using Coumaphos (March 1999 Issue - Page 4
- Efficiency of Different Formic Acid Applications for Varroa Control (March 1999 Issue - Page 7)
- Apiculture for the 21st Century - Feasibility of Apicultural Tools for a Non-chemical Varroa Control (November 1998 - Page 1)
Beekeeper Surveys & Results
- New! AIA Preliminary Survey Results - Survey goal to determine distribution of various bee parasites and pathogens (4/29/2008)
- MAAREC Survey Results (4/2007)
- Mid-Atlantic Beekeepers' IPM Priorities Survey
- Winter Losses: 2000-2002 (January 2003 issue)
- Winter Losses: 2000-2001 Survey (August 2001 BeeAware Newsletter - Page 4)
- MAAREC Beekeeper Survey 2000 Results (April 2001 BeeAware Newsletter - Page 6)
- Winter Loss Survey Results (Fall of 2000 issue)
