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A man made hive with the only opening visible, there should only be one opening as it has to be guarded against any insect which tries to invade their hive. Present-day apiculturists believe that the honey bee is an adaptable animal that can survive under a variety of situations and conditions. This does not mean that bee keeping is an easy thing as bees are susceptible to weather variations and various diseases and parasites. Insecticides kill and weaken thousands of colonies each year. Honey itself is generally free from insecticides, because when a food source becomes contaminated, the colony is killed or weakened, and so the bees cannot produce a surplus for harvest. Other problems facing beekeepers include parasitic mites; bacterial, fungal, and viral diseases; and loss of forage due to habitat destruction by humans. Honey bees are subject to various diseases and parasites. American and European foulbrood are two widespread contagious bacterial diseases that attack bee larvae. A protozoan parasite, Nosema, and a virus cause dysentery and paralysis in adult bees. Two species of blood-sucking parasitic mites are particularly troublesome for beekeepers and are currently affecting wild honey bees worldwide. The honey bee tracheal mite lives in the breathing tubes of adult bees; the varroa mite lives on the outside of larvae and adults. These mites have killed many honey bee colonies in Europe and even in Malta during the past ten years. Scientific breeding programmes are attempting to develop tolerant strains of domestic honey bees to replace the mite-susceptible ones currently used. Tracheal mite infestations can be reduced by fumigation of the hive with menthol fumes. Varroa mites are controlled with fumes of formic acid. Certain hive management techniques also can reduce infestations. - MALTA |
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| Author | KNOW MALTA by Peter Grima |
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