Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Food Animal Practice

Timely, relevant discussions in honey bee veterinary medicine

Jeffrey R. Applegate (Edited by), Britteny Kyle (Edited by)

9780323896863, Elsevier Health Sciences

Hardback, published 2 November 2021

240 pages
28 x 19 x 2.1 cm, 0.48 kg

In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Food Animal Practice, Guest Editor Jeffery R. Applegate brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Honey Bee Veterinary Medicine. Top experts in the field cover key topics such as Apiculture, Diseases of the Honey Bee, Population Medicine, Immunology, Nutrition, and more.

Introduction to Apiculture (Apis mellifera)
The Social Life of Honey Bees
Diseases and Pests of Honey Bees (Apis Mellifera)
Common Noninfectious Conditions of the Honey bees (Apis mellifera) Colony
Honey Bee Diagnostics
Registered Medicinal Products for Use in Honey Bees in the United States and Canada
Working with State and Provincial Apiary Programs to Manage Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Health
Epidemiology and Biosecurity for Veterinarians Working with Honey Bees (Apis mellifera)
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) Health Considerations in Commercial Beekeeping
Honey Bee Nutrition
Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Immunity
Practical Applications of Genomics in Managing Honey Bee Health
Foreign Pests as Potential Threats to North American Apiculture: Tropilaelaps mercedesae, Euvarroa spp, Vespa mandarinia, and Vespa velutina
Honey Bees: Disaster Preparedness and Response
Honey Bees and Humane Euthanasia

Subject Areas: Veterinary medicine: large animals [domestic / farm MZD]