1. Has research been done on honey bees comparing 5.4 mm comb cell size with 4.9 mm? I have heard that small cell (4.9 mm) beekeeping can control varroa mites. Updated: March 22, 2010
2. What is causing the decline of honey bee populations? Updated: November 11, 2009
3. What are microsporidia? Updated: November 10, 2009
4. How do microsporidia (including Nosema species) infect their hosts? Updated: November 10, 2009
5. How are microsporidia, such as Nosema, passed from host to host? Updated: November 10, 2009
6. What is Nosema disease? Updated: November 10, 2009
7. Are honey bee microsporidia, such as Nosema, dangerous to people and other mammals? Updated: November 10, 2009
8. How does Nosema affect honey bees? Updated: November 10, 2009
9. How is Nosema disease treated? Updated: November 10, 2009
10. What are tracheal mites and how can I determine if my bees have them? Updated: November 10, 2009
11. What are wax moths and what kind of damage do they make in a beehive? Updated: November 10, 2009
12. What are the symptoms of tracheal mite infestation in honey bee colonies? Updated: November 10, 2009
13. What are small hive beetles and where did they come from? Updated: November 10, 2009
14. How can I prevent small hive beetles from injuring my honey bee colony? Updated: November 10, 2009
15. How can I tell the difference between small hive beetle larvae and wax moth larvae? Updated: November 10, 2009
16. What are the primary symptoms of a honey bee colony suffering from American foulbrood? Updated: November 10, 2009
17. Where would you expect to find the various life stages of the small hive beetle within an apiary? Updated: November 10, 2009
18. What are ways in which American foulbrood is spread between colonies within an apiary? Updated: November 10, 2009
19. What are the impacts of the honey bee tracheal mite on adult bees? Updated: November 10, 2009
20. What is the basic life cycle of the fungus, Ascosphaera apis that causes chalkbrood disease in honey bee colonies? Updated: November 10, 2009
21. What is the Varroa Mite? Updated: November 10, 2009
22. How do Varroa mites harm honey bees? Updated: November 10, 2009
23. How can I detect Varroa mites in my honey bee colony? Updated: November 10, 2009
24. What causes purple brood (honey bee larva that looks blue or purple, instead of white)? Updated: November 10, 2009
25. What kind of damage can the small hive beetle cause in honey bee colonies? Updated: November 10, 2009
26. What is the life cycle of the parasitic Varroa mite? Updated: November 10, 2009
27. What are some ways to reduce the population of Varroa mites in honey bee colonies, without the use of pesticides? Updated: November 10, 2009
28. How do I know whether my bees have Nosema disease? Updated: November 10, 2009
29. How does Nosema disease spread from hive to hive? Updated: November 10, 2009
30. Is my hive equipment (hive bodies, frames, bottom boards, etc.) contaminated if the bees in the hives die of Nosema disease? Updated: November 10, 2009

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