Mites of the honey bee
By: edited by Thomas C. Webster, Keith S. Delaplane.
Contributors: Webster, Thomas Clayton.; Delaplane, Keith S.
Publisher: Dadant & Sons
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Hamilton, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 280
Subjects: Mites.; Honeybee -- Parasites.; Varroa.
Other titles: Mites of the honeybee
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1Page 1; title: Mite biology; title: Glen R. Needham, Uri Gerson and; title: Diana Sammataro; title: Part II Tracheal mites and other Acarapis; title: Chapter 2Page 17; title: Biology and life history of Acarapis dorsalis; title: and A. externus; title: Lilia I. de Guzman, D. Michael Burgett; title: and Thomas E. Rinderer; title: Chapter 3 Page 29; title: Biology and life history of tracheal mites; title: Jeffery S. Pettis; title: Chapter 4 Page 43; title: Introduction, spread and economic impact of; title: tracheal mites in North America; title: Eric C. Mussen; title: Chapter 5 Page 57; title: Pathological effects of tracheal mite infestations; title: Clarence H. Collison; title: Chapter 6 Page 73; title: Methods of sampling and measuring; title: populations of tracheal mites; title: Medhat E. Nasr; title: Chapter 7 Page 85; title: Chemical control of tracheal mites; title: William T. Wilson, D. L. Nelson and; title: Kerry J. Clark; title: Chapter 8Page 105; title: Cultural and natural control of tracheal mites; title: Frank A. Eischen; title: Chapter 9Page 117; title: Resistance of honey bees to tracheal mites; title: Robert Danka; title: Chapter 10 Page 131; title: Biology and life history of Varroa mites; title: Stephen J. Martin; title: Chapter 11 Page 149; title: Introduction, spread and economic impact of; title: Varroa mites in North America; title: M. T. Sanford; title: Chapter 12 Page 163; title: Methods of sampling and measuring; title: populations of Varroa mites; title: Thomas C. Webster; title: Chapter 13Page 179; title: Chemical control of Varroa mites; title: Marion Ellis; title: Chapter 14 Page 197; title: Biotechnical control of Varroa mites; title: Roger Hoopingarner; title: Chapter 15 Page 205; title: Resistance of honey bees to Varroa mites; title: Maria Spivak and Otto Boecking; title: Chapter 16 Page 229; title: Treatment thresholds for Varroa mites; title: W. Michael Hood and Keith S. Delaplane; title: Chapter 17 Page 241; title: Management of the resistance of Varroa mites to; title: acaricides; title: Norberto Milani; title: Part IV Other mite species; title: Chapter 18 -Page 251; title: Mites of economic importance not present; title: in North America; title: Gard Otis and Jasna Kralj.