December – Science News Digest
Stay up to date on the latest in honeybee research and news!
Topics Covered:
-Assessing viral load in Varroa resistant honeybee popluations.
-Using statistics and hive weight to determine performance.
-Impact of Nosema ceranae on honeybee gut health.
How Probiotics Pay Off
SuperDFM Honeybee is a “profitable” probiotic supplement capable of inhibiting current and future outbreaks of bacterial and fungal pathogens that plague honeybee health.
Long Live the Queen! Relationship Between Diet, Microbes and Queen Honeybee Longevity.
DNA analysis demonstrates the influence of diet on microbial succession and longevity in workers and queen honey bees.
Honeybee Microbiome
Beneficial microbes found in healthy honey bee guts play significant roles in supporting host immune response and digestion.
Signs, Symptoms and Science – European Foulbrood
Spotty brood pattern? Contorted, discolored larvae? You may have European Foulbrood.
Signs, Symptoms and Science – American Foul Brood
Spotty brood pattern? Sunken, dark, greasy looking capped brood? Foul-fish like odor? If you experience any of these symptoms when inspecting your hive, you may have American Foul Brood.
All Hail the Queen – Pheromones
Learn how the queen’s pheromones are spread throughout the hive, what activities are influenced and what happens when the pheromones are compromised.
Rearing Varroa in the Lab
Studying host-parasitic interactions in laboratory setting provides opportunities to delve deeper into the behavior and physiology of the honey bee parasite – Varroa destructor mites.
Varroa Mite Control Using Oregano Oil Vapors
Electric vaporizers containing oregano oil installed above the brood chamber of honey bee colonies and running continuously, achieved 97-98% mite killing rates…
The Business of Microbials and Honey Bee Health – Slava Strogolov, CEO, Strong Microbials Inc.
My goal as a leader of Strong Microbials is to help shape the future in which the world’s population is healthy and strong, ecosystems rich and stable, and resources plentiful and renewable.
We can do business with Nature.