Honey bee colony health : challenges and sustainable solutions / edited by Diana Sammataro and Jay Yoder.

1. Honey Bee Health: The Potential Role of Microbes
2. Seasonal Microflora, Especially Winter and Spring
3. Evaluation of Varroa Mite Tolerance in Honey Bees
4. Status of Breeding Practices and Genetic Diversity in Domestic U.S. Honey Bees
5. Global Status of Honey Bee Mites
6. Challenges for Developing Biopesticides Against Varroa
7. Molecular Forensics for Honey Bee Colonies
8. Honey Bee Viruses and Their Effect on Bee and Colony Health
9. PCR for the Analysis of Nosema in Honey Bees
10. Nosema ceranae Detection by Microscopy and Antibody Tests
11. Chalkbrood Re-Examined
12. Critical Transition Temperature (CTT) of Chalkbrood Fungi and Its Significance for Disease Incidence
13. Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida) Contributions to Colony Losses
14. Pesticides and Honey Bee Toxicity in the United States
15. Cellular Response in Honey Bees to Non-Pathogenic Effects of Pesticides
16. Differences Among Fungicides Targeting the Beneficial Fungi Associated with Honey Bee Colonies
17. Fungicides Reduce Symbiotic Fungi in Bee Bread and the Beneficial Fungi in Colonies
18. Interactions between Risk Factors in Honey Bees
19. Understanding the Impact of Honey Bee Disorders on Crop Pollination
20. Calculating and Reporting Managed Honey Bee Colony Losses
21. Conservation of Plant–Pollinator Mutualisms

This book summarizes the current progress of bee researchers investigating the status of honey bees and possible reasons for their decline, providing a basis for establishing management methods that maintain colony health. Integrating discussion of Colony Collapse Disorder, the chapters provide information on the new microsporidian Nosema ceranae pathogens, the current status of the parasitic bee mites, updates on bee viruses, and the effects these problems are having on our important bee pollinators. The text also presents methods for diagnosing diseases and includes color illustrations and tables.