Honey bee medicine for the veterinary practitioner

"Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner is a comprehensive but practical guide to honey bee health for veterinary practitioners. The book begins with basic husbandry information and how to conduct a clinical examination, then describes specific diseases, diagnosis, and treatment. This resource aids veterinarians of any experience level with honey bees to competently and confidently treat honey bees. Photographs, line drawings, tables, and graphs throughout demonstrate the concepts discussed. Honey Bee Medicine for the Veterinary Practitioner is a must-have reference for any veterinary practitioner taking calls on honey bees, as well as veterinary students, veterinary technicians, scientists, and apiarists"--

Section I. Biology and Medical Foundations. 1. Looking to Nature to Solve the Health Crisis of Honey Bees -- 2. The Superorganism and Herd Health for the Honey Bee -- 3. Honey Bee Anatomy -- 4. Physiology of the Honey Bee -- Principles for the Beekeeper and Veterinarian -- 5. The Honey Bee Queen -- 6. Honey Bee Strains -- 7. Wild Bees : Diversity, Ecology, and Stressors of Non-Apis Bees -- 8. Honey Bee Nutrition -- 9. Honey Bee Microbiota and the Physiology of Antimicrobial Resistance -- 10. Honey Bee Pharmacology -- Section II. Beekeeping Principles for Veterinarians. 11. Equipment and Safety -- 12. The Apiarist -- 13. Basics of Apiary Design -- 14. Clinical Examination of a Honey Bee Hive -- 15. Veterinary Regulations -- 16. Medical Records -- 17. Epidemiology and Biosecurity -- Section III. Honey Bee Diseases, Disorders, and Special Topics -- 18. Parasite Transmission Between Hives and Spillover to Non-Apis Pollinators -- 19. Colony Collapse Disorder and Honey Bee Health -- 20. The Parasitic Mite Varroa destructor: History, Biology, Monitoring, and Management -- 21. Honey Bee Viral Diseases -- 22. Honey Bee Bacterial Diseases -- 23. Honey Bee Fungal Diseases -- 24. Honey Bee Pa…