Beginning Beekeeping Homework Assignment: Honey Bee Pests and Diseases :-(

Submitted by dcbees on Mon, 02/15/2021 - 16:52

For households with more than one student, you can complete and submit this homework more than once! Please just include the full name of the submitting student on each form.

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Do you expect to see Colony Collapse Disorder in your apiary?

Yes

Why or why not?

In what season(s) do honey bee coloniy losses appear to be greatest?

Choose one or more.

What kills honey bees? Can you name 5 threats?

Which category does this threat belong to?

Pest

Pathogen

Disease

Which pest, pathogen, problem or disease do you expect to be the biggest challenge for your bees?

Is increased hive mortality the same thing as population decline?

What do you think, and what is the difference?

What varroa monitoring approach do you plan to use?

What is a "mite bomb?"

Varroa-induced illness

When a mite treatment works

When healthy colonies acquire mites from a hive that crashed

A type of mite treatment

None of the above

Why are mite bombs a big urban beekeeping problem?

What are some ways you can help protect your bees in general?

(This question really just counts as nagging, sorry!)

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