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HONEY BEE PESTS Wm. Michael Hood Clemson University

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HONEY BEE PESTS

Wm. Michael Hood

Clemson University

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#1 Honey Bee Pest ?

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#1 HONEY BEE PEST

Humans

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Examples

Inexperienced beekeepers

- over-manipulation

- failure to recognize or mis-diagnose

problems

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Examples (cont’d)

Inexperienced beekeepers

Vandalism

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Examples (cont’d)

Inexperienced beekeepers

Vandalism

Movement of bees resulting in colony

stress

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Examples (cont’d)

Inexperienced beekeepers

Vandalism

Movement of bees resulting in colony

stress

Responsible for movement

(importation) of honey bee pests and

disease

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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

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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

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Examples (cont’d)

Mosquito abatement programs

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Examples (cont’d)

Mosquito abatement programs

Beehive thefts / hive rustlers

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Examples (cont’d)

Mosquito abatement programs

Beehive thefts / hive rustlers

Responsible for honey contamination

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Examples (cont’d)

Mosquito abatement programs

Beehive thefts / hive rustlers

Responsible for honey contamination

Removal of bee pasturage

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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

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Warwick Kerr

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AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES IN

SOUTH CAROLINA ?

WHEN ?

WHERE ?

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How Africanized Honey Bees

Entered Florida

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Other Honey Bee Pests

Bears

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Other Honey Bee Pests

Bears

Skunks

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Other Honey Bee Pests

Bears

Skunks

Tropilaelaps clareae

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Tropilaelaps clareae

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QUESTIONS ?