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  1. How do microsporidia (including Nosema species) infect their hosts? Published: November 10, 2009
  2. How are microsporidia, such as Nosema, passed from host to host? Published: November 10, 2009
  3. What is Nosema disease? Published: November 10, 2009
  4. Are honey bee microsporidia, such as Nosema, dangerous to people and other mammals? Published: November 10, 2009
  5. How does Nosema affect honey bees? Published: November 10, 2009
  6. How is Nosema disease treated? Published: November 10, 2009
  7. How many times does a queen honey bee mate? Published: November 10, 2009
  8. What happens if the forager honey bees don’t return to the colony? Published: November 10, 2009
  9. Why do bees supercede their queen? Published: November 10, 2009
  10. How do bees recognize their nestmates vs bees from other colonies? Published: November 10, 2009
  11. How do honey bees use pheromones to communicate? Published: November 10, 2009
  12. I have bees in my house. How can I get rid of them without killing the bees? Published: November 10, 2009
  13. I have honey bees in a tree. Can I remove them and keep the bees? Published: November 10, 2009
  14. How can I use mason bees for pollinating my fruit? Published: November 10, 2009
  15. How are queen bees raised and mated? Published: November 10, 2009
  16. How are package bees and queens produced? Published: November 10, 2009
  17. What is the best way to introduce a queen into a colony? Published: November 10, 2009
  18. Should I purchase only locally produced queens that are adapted to local or regional climatic conditions? Published: November 10, 2009
  19. Should I purchase queens bred for resistance to disease and mites? Published: November 10, 2009
  20. How do you find the queen in a colony? Published: November 10, 2009
  21. How do you manage colonies for comb honey production? Published: November 10, 2009
  22. Which pesticide formulations are least hazardous to honey bees? Published: November 10, 2009
  23. How can farmers, gardeners and applicators reduce risks of honey bee injury from pesticide applications? Published: November 10, 2009
  24. What steps can beekeepers take to protect their colonies from pesticide injury? Published: November 10, 2009
  25. How do I decide if beekeeping is for me? Published: November 10, 2009
  26. What are tracheal mites and how can I determine if my bees have them? Published: November 10, 2009
  27. What are wax moths and what kind of damage do they make in a beehive? Published: November 10, 2009
  28. Why do honey bees sting? Published: November 10, 2009
  29. How do I remove a honey bee stinger? Published: November 10, 2009
  30. What is the difference between a normal reaction to a honey bee sting and an allergic abnormal reaction? Published: November 10, 2009

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