Table of Contents
List of Contributors ix
Acknowledgments xi
Honey Bee Medicine: A One Health Challenge xiiTerry Ryan Kane
Section I Biology and Medical Foundations 1
1 Looking to Nature to Solve the Health Crisis of Honey Bees 3Robin W. Radcliffe and Thomas D. Seeley
2 The Superorganism and Herd Health for the Honey Bee 21Robin W. Radcliffe
3 Honey Bee Anatomy 33Cynthia M. Faux
4 Physiology of the Honey Bee Principles for the Beekeeper and Veterinarian 41Rolfe M. Radcliffe
5 The Honey Bee Queen 55Randy Oliver
6 Honey Bee Strains 73Dewey M. Caron
7 Wild Bees: Diversity, Ecology, and Stresors of Non-Apis Bees 81Margarita M. López-Uribe
8 Honey Bee Nutrition 93Randy Oliver
9 Honey Bee Microbiota and the Physiology of Antimicrobial Resistance 125Kasie Raymann
10 Honey Bee Pharmacology 135Gigi Davidson
Section II Beekeeping Principles for Veterinarians 149
11 Equipment and Safety 151Adam J. Ingrao
12 The Apiarist 167Katie Lee and Gary S. Reuter
13 Basics of Apiary Design 179Brandon K. Hopkins
14 Clinical Examination of a Honey Bee Hive 183Jerry Hayes
15 Veterinary Regulations 191Christopher J. Cripps
16 Medical Records 201Marcie Logsdon and Terry Ryan Kane
Appendix 16.1A Veterinary Client Management Agreement 205
Appendix 16.1B Sample Hive Record 207
17 Epidemiology and Biosecurity 209Kristen 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 221Scott McArt
19 Colony Collapse Disorder and Honey Bee Health 229Jay D. Evans and Yanping (Judy) Chen
20 The Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor: History, Biology, Monitoring, and Management 235David T. Peck
21 Honey Bee Viral Diseases 253Esmaeil Amiri, Olav Rueppell, and David R. Tarpy
22 Honey Bee Bacterial Diseases 277Meghan Milbrath
23 Honey Bee Fungal Diseases 295Yanping (Judy) Chen and Jay D. Evans
24 Honey Bee Parasites and Pests 307Britteny Kyle
25 Pesticides 321Reed M. Johnson
26 Diagnostic Sampling 329Dan Wyns
27 Necropsy of a Hive 339Dewey M. Caron
28 Common Husbandry Issues 351Charlotte Hubbard
29 Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding 363Krispn Given
30 The Future Direction of Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine 367Jeffrey R. Applegate, Jr.
Resources 369
Notes on Editors and Contributors 373
Index 379