Editors:
Insights from local scientists/experts and bee researchers, who worked on bee heath, local & traditional knowledge, beekeeping techniques in their countries which are not available in published articles
Provides new and up-to-date information on detailed beekeeping practice and distribution of bee pests and pathogens
One book covering all bee species and beekeeping practices in Asia for the world
Buy it now
Buying options
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Other ways to access
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check for access.
Table of contents (15 chapters)
-
Front Matter
About this book
From the perspective of local scientists, this book provides insight into bees and bee
management of Asia, with a special focus on honey bees.
Asia is home to at least nine honey bee species, including the introduced European honey
bee, Apis mellifera. Although A. mellifera and the native Asian honey bee, Apis cerana,
are the most commonly employed species for commercial beekeeping, the remaining
non-managed native honey bee species have important ecological and economic roles
on the continent. Species distributions of most honey bee species overlap in Southeast
Asia, thus promoting the potential for interspecies transmission of pests and parasites,
as well as their spread to other parts of the world by human translocation.
Losses of managed A. mellifera colonies is of great concern around the world, including
in Asia. Such global colony losses are believed to be caused, in part, by pests and
parasites originating from Asia such as the mite Varroa destructor, the microsporidian
Nosema ceranae, and several bee viruses.
Taking advantage of the experience of leading regional bee researchers, this book provides
insight into the current situation of bees and bee management in Asia. Recent
introductions of honey bee parasites of Asian origin to other parts of the world ensures
that the contents of this book are broadly relevant to bee scientists, researchers, governmentoffi cials, and the general public around the world.
Editors and Affiliations
-
Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University , Chiang Mai, Thailand
Panuwan Chantawannakul
-
Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology, Auburn University, Auburn, USA
Geoffrey Williams
-
Institute of Bee Health, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Peter Neumann
About the editors
Peter Neumann (Inst. of Bee Health, University of Bern, Switzerland)
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Asian Beekeeping in the 21st Century
Editors: Panuwan Chantawannakul, Geoffrey Williams, Peter Neumann
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8222-1
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-8221-4Published: 13 June 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4096-3Published: 02 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-8222-1Published: 01 June 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 325
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 63 illustrations in colour
Topics: Entomology