Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner

List of Contributors ix Acknowledgments xi Honey Bee Medicine: A One Health Challenge xii Terry Ryan Kane Section I Biology and Medical Foundations 1 1 Looking to Nature to Solve the Health Crisis of Honey Bees 3 Robin W. Radcliffe and Thomas D. Seeley 2 The Superorganism and Herd Health for the Honey Bee 21 Robin W. Radcliffe 3 Honey Bee Anatomy 33 Cynthia M. Faux 4 Physiology of the Honey Bee -- Principles for the Beekeeper and Veterinarian 41 Rolfe M. Radcliffe 5 The Honey Bee Queen 55 Randy Oliver 6 Honey Bee Strains 73 Dewey M. Caron 7 Wild Bees: Diversity, Ecology, and Stresors of Non-Apis Bees 81 Margarita M. López-Uribe 8 Honey Bee Nutrition 93 Randy Oliver 9 Honey Bee Microbiota and the Physiology of Antimicrobial Resistance 125 Kasie Raymann 10 Honey Bee Pharmacology 135 Gigi Davidson Section II Beekeeping Principles for Veterinarians 149 11 Equipment and Safety 151 Adam J. Ingrao 12 The Apiarist 167 Katie Lee and Gary S. Reuter 13 Basics of Apiary Design 179 Brandon K. Hopkins 14 Clinical Examination of a Honey Bee Hive 183 Jerry Hayes 15 Veterinary Regulations 191 Christopher J. Cripps 16 Medical Records 201 Marcie Logsdon and Terry Ryan Kane Appendix 16.1A Veterinary -- Client Management Agreement 205 Appendix 16.1B Sample Hive Record 207 17 Epidemiology and Biosecurity 209 Kristen K. Obbink and James A. Roth Appendix 17.A Beekeeping Biosecurity and Best Practices Checklist 217 Section III Honey Bee Diseases, Disorders, and Special Topics 219 18 Parasite Transmission Between Hives and Spillover to Non-Apis Pollinators 221 Scott McArt 19 Colony Collapse Disorder and Honey Bee Health 229 Jay D. Evans and Yanping (Judy) Chen 20 The Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor: History, Biology, Monitoring, and Management 235 David T. Peck 21 Honey Bee Viral Diseases 253 Esmaeil Amiri, Olav Rueppell, and David R. Tarpy 22 Honey Bee Bacterial Diseases 277 Meghan Milbrath 23 Honey Bee Fungal Diseases 295 Yanping (Judy) Chen and Jay D. Evans 24 Honey Bee Parasites and

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, MI, USA.

Cynthia M. Faux, DVM, PhD, DACVIM-LA, is a Professor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Arizona, College of Veterinary Medicine in Oro Valley, AZ, USA.

"...this book will serve as an excellent guide. The illustrations and photos of this book are consistently brilliant and very useful, which makes the book a rich fund for giving lectures. The book probably covers all veterinarians (and other target groups, including beekeepers) need from such a compendium." - Bee World, December 2021