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Scientific Beekeeping

Testing Cotton Matrices for OAE

Contents The Fabrics to Test Preparation A Field Trial Results Discussion   TESTING COTTON MATRICES FOR OAE Randy Oliver ScientificBeekeeping.com First published in ABJ January 2023   I continue to look for improved methods for application of extended-release oxalic acid (OAE), and thought that perhaps there might be an inexpensive, fully biodegradable all-cotton fabric that The post Testing Cotton Matrices…
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March 29, 2023
Scientific Beekeeping

A Survey on Robbing at Collapse

Contents Robbing is Governed by Olfaction Back to what happens upon colony collapse A Survey on Whether Robbing Takes Place at Collapse My Conclusions From the Survey Responses Relationship to Bee and Mite Drift A humorous anecdote regarding training bees to a scent Acknowledgements Citations and notes   A SURVEY ON ROBBING AT COLLAPSE Randy The post A Survey on…
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March 29, 2023
Bee Culture

Lack of Genetic Diversity

Honey bee populations of the USA display restrictions in their mtDNA haplotype diversity Mohamed Alburaki1*, Shayne Madella1, Jillian Lopez1, Maria Bouga2, Yanping Chen1 and Dennis vanEngelsdorp3 1USDA-ARS Bee Research Laboratory, Beltsville, MD, United States 2Agricultural University of Athens, Athens, Greece 3Department of Entomology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, United States The genetic diversity of the USA honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) populations was examined through a…
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March 29, 2023