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Apprentice Texas Master Beekeeper's
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How to Diagnose American Foulbrood - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -dead brood -holes poked in capped cells -sunken cells -die upright in cell -black scale -ropiness test -pupal toungue -test kit How to Treat American Foulbrood - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -isolate the colony -burn infected frames and scorch boxes -it might just be better to burn the whole hive How to Diagnos European Foulbrood - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -dead larvae before they are capped -smells bad -darkened larvae -white trachea How to Treat European Foulbrood - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -maintain a strong colony -feed -reduce stress -burn infected frames -requeen to break brood cycle How to Diagnose Chalkbrood - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -hardened larvae -heart-shaped pattern in mycelium -mummies How to Treat Chalkbrood - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -strong colonies (better able to thermoregulate) -Feed
-add brood and bees -increase ventilation -requeen -very infected comb should be burned How to Diagnose Sacbrood - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -some will be capped some not -kills in prepupal elongated stage -Watery sack filled with huge viral load -shaped like a canoe -darkened head How to Treat Sacbrood - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -requeen -feed -keep a strong colony How to Diagnose Parasitic Mite Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -larvae killed in mulptiple stages of development -visible mites -rapid collapse of adult population How to Treat Parasitic Mite Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -requeen with Varroa-resistent genetics -feed How to Diagnose Nosema - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -rapid loss of adult bees -sick bees outside the entrance -excreta on hive -look for spores under a microscope How to Treat Nosema - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -maintain a strong colony -feed -replace old comb -Fumagilin-B -requeen How to Diagnose Deformed Wing Virus - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -often comes from varroa mites
-Oxalic Acid How To Diagnose Small Hive Beetle - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -if you see a lot, you have a problem How to Control Small Hive Beetle - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -strong hive -discard burr comb -freeze frames with hive beetle larvae -reduce patrol area -add brood and bees -use beetle traps -entrance reducer How to Diagnose Wax Moths - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -large larvae -silk cocoons -silk webbing -tunneling -adults flying around How to Control Wax Moths - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -have a stong colony -freeze damaged frames or give them to a strong colony -reduce patrol area -add brood and bees -cull old dark frames -use moth crystals when soring frames -place in open air shed with sunlight How to Diagnose Tracheal Mites - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -dissection -increased winter loss -slow spring buildup -less honey production -abnormal clustering in the winter -fecal spots -bees that can't fly crawling around at the front How to Treat Tracheal Mites - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -requeen
-methanol -grease patties How to Diagnose Tropilaelaps clareae - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -deformed brood -colony decline -colony may swarm or abscond -drone uncapping -not introduced to North America Yet How to Treat Tropilaelaps clareae - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -I can't find anything How to Diagnose Bee Louse - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -comb damage -loss of brood How to treat Bee Louse - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -freezing honey comb -use varroa mites treatment -uncapping honeycomb during extraction 3 body segments - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ head, thorax abdomen oceli - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ light/dark perception Head - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ sensory thorax - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ locomotion abdomen - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ digestion and reproduction Compound Eye - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ primary vision Antennae - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ chemoreception Mandibles - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ chewing Johnston Organ - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ A collection of sensory cells that detects movement of the antennae, and helps orientation during flight Hamuli - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ Small hooks that attach the hindwing to the front wing Scopa - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ any of a number of different modifications on the body of a nonโparasitic bee that form a pollenโcarrying apparatus. In most bees, the scopa is simply a particularly dense mass of elongated, often branched, hairs (or setae) on the hind leg Corbicula: - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ A smooth area on the hind tibia of each leg fringed with long hairs and serving to transport pollen. Digestive System - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -esophagus
Indicators of Queen Failure - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -spotty brood pattern -a lot of drones -less bees Devlopment Time for worker - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 21 development time for drone - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 24 development time for queen - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 16 swarm cell - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ queen cell on the bottom of a frame Supercedure - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ queen cells in the middle of the frame Swarm Indicators - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -congestion -swarm cells How to Prevent Swarming - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -splits -add more space -destroy swarm cells Bee Space - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ 3/8 inch integrated pest management - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ the use of both biological and chemical methods to control pests safely and economically Time to Requeen - CORRECT ANSWER โโโ -after a year -or spotty brood pattern
