HONEY BEE PESTS

Wm. Michael Hood

Clemson University

Honey Bee Pests

#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 ?