Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner is a comprehensive but practical guide to honey bee health for veterinary practitioners. The book begins with basic husbandry information and how to conduct a clinical examination, then describes specific diseases, diagnosis, and treatment. This resource aids veterinarians of any experience level with honey bees to competently and confidently treat honey bees.
Photographs, line drawings, tables, and graphs throughout demonstrate the concepts discussed. Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner is a must-have reference for any veterinary practitioner taking calls on honey bees, as well as veterinary students, veterinary technicians, scientists, and apiarists.
- Provides a complete guide to veterinary care in honey bees
- Covers information ranging from basic husbandry and examination techniques to specific diseases
- Puts all the information needed to handle questions and clinical visits at the veterinarian’s fingertips
- Supports veterinarians in competently dealing with bee patients regardless of experience level
- Includes photographs, line drawings, tables, and graphs to support the text
The editors
Terry Ryan Kane, DVM, MS, is a veterinarian, a beekeeper, and owner of A2 Bee Vet, a practice devoted to honey bee medicine in Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.
Cynthia M. Faux, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-LA, is a Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Arizona, College of Veterinary Medicine in Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Introduction
Honey Bee Medicine: A One Health Challenge - Terry Ryan Kane
Section One – Biology and Medical Foundations
Chapter 1 Looking to Nature to Solve the Health Crisis of Honey Bees - Robin W. Radcliffe and
Thomas D. Seeley
Chapter 2 The Superorganism and Herd Health for the Honey Bee - Robin W. Radcliffe
Chapter 3 Anatomy of the Honey Bee - Cynthia Marshall Faux
Chapter 4 Physiology of the Honey Bee - principles for the beekeeper and veterinarian
Rolfe M. Radcliffe
Chapter 5 The Honey Bee Queen - Randy Oliver
Chapter 6 Honey Bee Strains - Dewey Caron
Chapter 7 Native Bees: Diversity, Ecology, and Stressors of non-Apis Bees- Margarita M.
López-Uribe
Chapter 8 Honey Bee Nutrition - Randy Oliver
Chapter 9 Honey Bee Microbiota and the Physiology of Antimicrobial Resistance - Kasie Raymann
Chapter 10 Honey Bee Pharmacology - Gigi Davidson
Section 2 Beekeeping Principles for Veterinarians
Chapter 11 Equipment and Safety - Adam Ingrao
Chapter 12 The Apiarist - Kathleen Lee and Gary S.Reuter
Chapter 13 Basics of Apiary Design - Brandon Hopkins
Chapter 14 Clinical Examination of a Hive - Jerry Hayes
Chapter 15 Veterinary Regulations - Christopher J. Cripps
Chapter 16 Medical Records - Marcie Logsdon and Terry Ryan Kane
Chapter 17 Epidemiology and Biosecurity - Kristen Obbink and Jim Roth
Section 3 – Honey Bee Diseases, Disorders, and Special Topics
Chapter 18 Parasite Transmission Between Hives and Between Apis mellifera and non-Apis
Pollinators - Scott McArt
Chapter 19 Colony Collapse Disorder and Honey Bee Health – Jay D.Evans and Yan Ping Chen
Chapter 20 The Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor - David Peck
Chapter 21 Honey Bee Viral Diseases – Esmaeil Amiri, Olav Rueppell and David R. Tarpy
Chapter 22 Honey Bee Bacterial Diseases - Meghan Milbrath
Chapter 23 Honey Bee Fungal Diseases- Yan Ping Chen and Jay D. Evans
Chapter 24 Honey Bee Parasites and Pests- Britteny Kyle
Chapter 25 Toxins and Pesticides - Reed Johnson
Chapter 26 Diagnostic Sampling - Dan Wyns
Chapter 27 Necropsy of a Hive - Dewey Caron
Chapter 28 Common Husbandry Issues - Charlotte Hubbard
Chapter 29 Queen Rearing and Bee Breeding - Krispn Given
Chapter 30 The Future Direction of Honey Bee Veterinary Bee Medicine - Jeffrey R. Applegate
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