Description / Table of Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- Why Are Honeybees So Important? -- 1.1. Introduction: Honeybees as Pivotal Pollinators -- 1.2. Honeybee Products and Their Values -- 1.2.1. Honey -- 1.2.2. Bee Pollen -- 1.2.3. Royal Jelly -- 1.2.4. Bee Propolis -- 1.2.5. Bee Venom -- 1.2.6. Beeswax -- References -- Chapter 2 -- Diversity of Honeybees in Thailand -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. The Open-Air Nesting Honeybee Species -- 2.2.1. The Giant Honeybee, Apis dorsata (Fabricius, 1793) -- 2.2.2. The Red Dwarf Honeybee, Apis florea (Fabricius, 1787) -- 2.2.3. The Black Dwarf Honeybee, Apis andreniformis (Smith, 1858) -- 2.3. Multi-Comb Cavity Nests Honeybees -- 2.3.1. The Asiatic Hive Honeybee, Apis cerana (Fabricius, 1793) -- 2.3.2. The European Honeybee, Apis mellifera (Linnaeus, 1758) -- References -- Chapter 3 -- Honeybee Development, Castes, and Age Polyethism -- 3.1. Honeybee Caste and Development -- 3.1.1. The Queen -- 3.1.2. Workers -- 3.1.3. Drones -- 3.2. Honeybee Development and Differentiation -- 3.3. Division of Labor -- 3.4. Colony Cycle: Swarming, Migration, and Absconding -- 3.4.1. Swarming -- 3.4.2. Supersedure and Emergency Queen Rearing -- 3.4.3. Migration -- 3.4.4. Absconding -- 3.5. Foraging Behavior and Foraging Marking Pheromones -- 3.6. Foraging Activity and the Dance Language -- 3.7. Foraging Activity and Flower Colors, Odors and Shapes -- 3.8. Factors Impacting Honeybee Population Decline -- 3.9. Foraging Activity and Pesticides and Chemical Spraying -- 3.10. Thermoregulation -- References -- Chapter 4 -- Honeybee Anatomy -- 4.1. Introduction -- 4.2. The Head of Honeybees -- 4.3. The Antennae of Honeybees -- 4.4. The Compound Eyes -- 4.5. The Internal Organs of the Head -- 4.5.1. Hypopharyngeal Glands -- 4.5.2. The Mandibles and Mandibular Glands -- 4.5.2.1. The Mandibles -- 4.5.2.2. The Mandibular Glands.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (378 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781536161595
Series Statement:
Insects and Other Terrestrial Arthropods: Biology, Chemistry and Behavior Series
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https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=5846251
Language:
English
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