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HONEY BEE PESTS
Wm. Michael Hood
Clemson University
#1 Honey Bee Pest ?
#1 HONEY BEE PEST
Humans
Examples
Inexperienced beekeepers
- over-manipulation
- failure to recognize or mis-diagnose
problems
Examples (cont’d)
Inexperienced beekeepers
Vandalism
Examples (cont’d)
Inexperienced beekeepers
Vandalism
Movement of bees resulting in colony
stress
Examples (cont’d)
Inexperienced beekeepers
Vandalism
Movement of bees resulting in colony
stress
Responsible for movement
(importation) of honey bee pests and
disease
Examples (cont’d)
Inexperienced beekeepers
Vandalism
Movement of bees resulting in colony
stress
Responsible for movement (importation)
of honey bee pests and disease
Responsible for widespread
distribution of disease and pests
Examples (cont’d)
Inexperienced beekeepers
Vandalism
Movement of bees resulting in colony stress
Responsible for movement (importation) of honey bee pests and disease
Responsible for widespread distribution of disease and pests
Poisoning colonies
Examples (cont’d)
Mosquito abatement programs
Examples (cont’d)
Mosquito abatement programs
Beehive thefts / hive rustlers
Examples (cont’d)
Mosquito abatement programs
Beehive thefts / hive rustlers
Responsible for honey contamination
Examples (cont’d)
Mosquito abatement programs
Beehive thefts / hive rustlers
Responsible for honey contamination
Removal of bee pasturage
Examples (cont’d)
Mosquito abatement programs
Beehive thefts / hive rustlers
Responsible for honey contamination
Removal of bee pasturage
Responsible for introduction of
Africanized Honey Bees into the South
America
Warwick Kerr
AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES IN
SOUTH CAROLINA ?
WHEN ?
WHERE ?
How Africanized Honey Bees
Entered Florida
Other Honey Bee Pests
Bears
Other Honey Bee Pests
Bears
Skunks
Other Honey Bee Pests
Bears
Skunks
Tropilaelaps clareae
Tropilaelaps clareae
QUESTIONS ?
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