Monday, April 9, 2001
Book offers latest on honey bee mites
The closing decades of the 20th century saw the worldwide spread of mites parasitic on honey bees. This has resulted in hardship for beekeepers as well as large-scale losses of wild honey bees in areas in which this cosmopolitan species has long harbored, in some cases for centuries.
Mites of the Honey Bee pulls together the contributions of 27 researchers representing North America, Europe and the Middle East, and represents the most current and complete synthesis of the biology, impact and control of these important bee parasites. The book is edited by UGA professor of entomology Keith S. Delaplane and Kentucky State University’s Thomas C. Webster. Delaplane also produced the original artwork for the book’s cover.
“The volume of mite research produced during this time, especially the past decade, has become substantial enough to merit a new review,” the editors write in the book’s preface. “We have attempted to provide this in the form of chapters which synthesize the practical aspects of current knowledge about these parasites.
“We have also tried to make the book accessible and useful to beekeepers, apiary inspectors and local extension agents as well as scientists.”
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