Honey Bees: Diseases, Parasites, Pests, Predators and their Management - Softcover

This book, which has gathered an accessible knowledge, no doubt would serve at first place for beekeepers in southeast Asia, and also for beekeepers and bee scientists all over the world. The book Honeybees: Diseases, Parasites, Pests, Predators and their Management is a new approach in understanding the diseases, parasites, pests, predators and their management in honeybee colonies. It contains an up-to-date information that would serve bee researchers and beekeepers to treat their bee colonies in the right way against pests and diseases. This book would be read by students and researchers in Apiculture and beekeepers. It abridges our knowledge on honeybee pathology to keep Dr. Dorothea Brueckner Associate Professor, Forschungsstelle fur Bienenkunde Universitaet Bremen, Germany Honeybees are eusocial, beneficial and eco-friendly all through their eventful and fruitful life. Despite being harmless and true social, they are afflicted by several pests, parasites and diseases. In this context, the book Honeybees: Diseases, Parasites, Pests, Predators and their Management for the first time presents an excellent account of various enemies and their management in all principal species of honeybees. It is indispensable for undergraduate and postgraduate students, teachers and researchers, and serves reading and reference as well. Management strategies recommended for Prof. C. Chandrasekhara Reddy Former Chairman, Department of Zoology

Dr.N.Nagaraja did his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Zoology specializing in Apiculture from Bangalore University, Bangalore, India. He has 10 years of teaching and 14 years of research experience in the field of Apiculture. He has published more than 30 research papers in reputed national and international journals and is the author of a book Apiculture. He has presented research papers on different aspects of bees and beekeeping in national and international conferences in India and abroad. He is recipient of Young Scientist Award for best research paper presentation. He has research collaboration in Apiculture with many Universities/Institutions in India and abroad. Currently he is Lecturer at the UGC Academic Staff College, Bangalore Unviersity, Bangalore, India. Dr.D. Rajagopal obtained his M.Sc. (Agri) and Ph.D in Agricultural Entomology with distinction and a gold medal from University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore. He obtained higher postgraduate training in Soil Biology and Ecology at Nigeria and England Under FAO and UNDP Fellowship. He has 36 years of teaching, research and extension experience and has served in various capacities. He is recipient of several prestigious awards including Jawaharlal Nehru Award, ICAR Best Teacher Award Karnataka State Environmental Award, Dr. M. Puttarudraiah Memorial Endowment National Award, etc. He has guided 10 doctoral and 15 Masters degree students in Agricultural Entomology and Apiculture. He has visited 16 countries for various academic purposes. He was the principal investigator of 16 research projects and has participated 65 national and 21 international conferences. He has published over 360 papers and 8 books, He served as the founder Editor of journal of Soil Biology and Ecology and is currently working as Chief Editor of Indian Bee Journal and Founder President of Centre for Rural Development and Applied Research, Bangalore.