Honeybees: Foraging Behavior, Reproductive Biology and Diseases

Honeybees: Foraging Behavior, Reproductive Biology and Diseases

Honeybees: Foraging Behavior, Reproductive Biology and Diseases presents current research on the biology, behavior, reproduction, health, and diseases of honeybees. The book explores how honeybees forage and navigate, how reproductive processes are regulated, and the major diseases and health challenges affecting colonies. It brings together research on honeybee behavior, colony health, reproductive biology, disease processes, and the physiological mechanisms underlying foraging activities.

Key Features

• Comprehensive coverage of honeybee biology and behavior
• Explores foraging behavior and navigation
• Covers honeybee reproductive biology
• Examines diseases affecting brood and adult bees
• Discusses parasites, mites, bacteria, fungi, and viruses
• Addresses honeybee health and colony losses
• Explores the regulation of energy and honey use during foraging
• Covers reproductive endocrinology and dopamine systems
• Examines navigation and orientation of Apis mellifera
• Suitable for entomologists, researchers, apiculture specialists, and bee biologists