additional thoughts Flashcards
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Why are bees more effective at pollinating tomatos?
Pollen is hidden deep in the anther, need to vibrate to get it out, bumblebees are good at this
according to that one youtube video bees dying represents…
flowerless landscape and a dysfunctional food system
Explain THI vulnerability of different castes at different stages
queens are most susceptible as larvae, drones are most susceptible at other life stages
what is the other major pollinator in sask? fancy name?
anemophily - wind pollination
In 2022/2023 what was one of the leading drivers of over winter loss in sask?
Drought in south sask made population dynamics off for the winter
What country do we import the most packages from?
New zealand
What country do we import the most queens from?
USA babyy
Who do we export the most honey too?
USA
Who do we import the most honey from?
New Zealand
Could we theoretically survive without bee pollination?
yes but we would have boring diets, mostly grains potatos etc
Some advantages of bumblebees compared to honey bees?
Have a long tongue and can sonicate or vibrate to get pollen out
does well in greenhouses where honey bees do not
What are some benefits other than yield of pollination?
increased fruit quality, shorter flowering and ripening time
improved germination
reduced inbreeding
What percent of uncultivated land is predicted to maximize profit if used for pollinator habitats?
around 30% uncultivated
When was the Apiaries act?
1924
What is allogrooming?
grooming or removal of a parasite from another individual
Three things that indicate a healthy queen without actually looking at the queen
well laid egg pattern - not spotty
synchronous age of brood cells
absence of supersedure cells
What is a pseudo queen?
worker that is laying multiple eggs per cell/ in wall
What percentage of brood frames should be replaced each year?
20-25% for pesticide and pathogen accumulation
Half eaten or chewed out larvae are a sign of?
Parasitic mite syndrome
When is the threshold the highest for acceptable amounts of varroa ?
Late fall - up to 10% - because no brood and all varroa are already in phoretic stage
When testing for nosema you should take a sample of ____ bees which are more likely to be found ____
Older bees which are more likely to be found at the front of the hive (coming home from foraging) or in the honey supers depositing honey
DWV is associated with ___ K wings are associated with ___
varroa, nosema
What are the two abnormal cell capping pictures?
the more purple full one and the capped with slight offcentered hole one
What are the characteristic smells that may be observed in AFB and EFB?
AFB - fish
EFB - fermenting cabbage - saurkraut
