Diseases of bees
Enemies and pests of bees
Moth, or wax moth. This is the most intrusive pest of honeycombs, and sometimes the brood of bees. There are several types of moths. On our apiaries are seen two of its kind: larger and
Diseases of adult bees
The most common diseases of adult bees are caused by parasites; most pathogens of these diseases have microscopic dimensions (for example, the causative agent of nosematosis), but there are also visible by a simple eye
Chemical toxicosis of bees
Chemical toxicosis is an infectious disease caused by the poisoning of bees by poison-insecticides used to control insects harmful to agriculture and forestry. Causes of the disease. Chemical poisons, applied against harmful insects (insecticides), are
Disinfection of cellular frames
The causative agents of infectious diseases of bees persist for a long time on a variety of subjects, being a constant threat of re-infection, a factor in the epizootic trouble of the apiary or the
European foulbrood of open brood
European foulbrood (benign foulbrood, open foul broth, acid foulbrood, paragnilets) is an infectious disease of bee colonies, which causes their weakening due to the mass death and decay of 4-less frequent 7-day-old bee larvae. The
All about varroatosis
No matter how much information is published about varroatosis, the fight against it, interest in this does not decrease. Prepared article, which contains the most necessary, priority information about this disease, showing the dynamics of
Paralysis of bees
Paralysis is an infectious disease of bee colonies, which causes the mass death of adult bees. The causative agent is a filtering virus that penetrates the filters of Seitz, Berkenfeld and Pasteur-Schamberlan. The persistence of
American foulbrood
American foulbrood (malignant foulbrood, printed foulbrood) is an infectious disease of bee colonies, which causes their weakening and death as a result of decay of bee larvae at the age of pupation. American foulbrood is
Amoebiasis of bees
Amoebiasis is an invasive disease of the bee family, accompanied by the defeat of the Malpighian vessels of adult bees. The causative agent of the disease is amoeba – Malpighamoeba mel-lificae. The parasite is a
Dead brood
The dead brood is an infectious disease, accompanied by extinction of the brood at different stages of development. Causes of the disease. The disease has a common etiologic stagnation; the uterus reproduces the non-viable offspring.
The elder in the fight against varroatosis
To combat varroatosis, bees use chemical agents: formic acid, thymol, felboks, phenothiazine, varrobraulin, “CASS-81”, varroatin, oxalic and lactic acid. None of these drugs can not kill all the mites in the hive, some of them
Melanosis of bees
Melanosis is an infectious disease of the uterus, accompanied by the cessation of egg laying, the formation of a fecal plug and the blackening of the ovaries. The causative agent of the disease – Melanosella
Meleoz bees
Meleosis is an invasive disease caused by the parasitization of the larvae of Meloe beetles on the body of bees. The disease is usually short-lived, manifested by the excitement, anxiety of the bees and the
How to make a heat chamber for processing bees
To increase the efficiency of anti-varrotic treatment of bees, we produced a thermocamera, the structure of which has been described with some modifications. The frame of the thermal chamber is made of bars measuring 30X30
Processing of bees by folbeks
When processing bees with folbeks in the hive, there must be an empty space so that the strip of this drug can hang freely. For this purpose, in a multi-hull hive, one or two frames