Bee Genetics and Breeding edited by Thomas E Rinderer
BEEKEEPING COURSES
Academic Press, Inc, 1986. ISBN 0-12588920-8, 426 pages, hardback.
CANADA
Available from IBRA, price 56 ing postage).
Beekeeper Technician Course: 4 January to 18 November 1988.
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This new publication provides a tho-
rough review and introduction to the science of bee genetics and breeding. Part I discusses bee genetics, with world authorities providing overviews of our current knowledge of bee evolution, classification and the science involved. This could well serve as a text for a University course on bee genetics. Part Il covers practical aspects of bee breeding and provides detailed practical information on selection, mating designs, the Storage of germplasm, instrumental insemination and the accomplishments which are possible by honeybee breeding. This part of the book will be of greatest value to those who are practically involved in queen rearing and honeybee selection. This publication provides a unique and thorough text for those with a serious interest in bee breeding and genetics.
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This program has three parts: Theory of Apiculture and Honey Production, Salatied Field Placement, The Business of Beekeeping. Further information from: The Registrar, Fairview College, Box 3000, Fairview, Alberta, TOH 1L0 Canada.
FRANCE University diploma in tropical beekeeping. A six month course, in the french language.
Further information from: Madame B Darchen, Directrice de la Station Biologique des Eyzies, Université Paris VI, 24620 Les Eyzies, France.
dK Diploma in apiculture. An international diploma course taught within the Bee Research Unit at the Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff. This annual course runs from October until July and is intended for those who already have science degrees or appropriate posts in government research or the agricultural industry. Further information from: Professor R S Pickard, Bee Research Unit, Department of Zoology, University College, Cardiff, CF1 1XL, Wales, UK.
LOOKING AHEAD Australia j
Honeybees and Wax. An experimental natural history by H R Hepburn
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg New York, 1986. ISBN 3-540-169180, 205 pages, hardback. Available from IBRA, price 40 ing postage).
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There are relatively few publications available on beeswax, and this new book is a useful addition to the literature. Part deals with the physical nature of beeswax and how it is produced by bees, and Part Il describes the manipulation of wax by honeybees, from the removal of wax scales through to cell building and comb construction. Part Ill covers the production of wax by the colony: what triggers it throughout the year, and the spacing and density of comb building. A large number of references are provided throughout the book, and along with many useful illustrations, this provides a comprehensive overview of our current knowledge of the science of beeswax.
2nd Australian and International Bee Congress July 21-24 1988, Gold Coast, Queensland Programme to include sessions on Bee biology, Bee pathology, Bee pollination in practice, Melliferous flora, Bee technology and equipment, and Beekeeping economy. Further information from: The Convenor, The Second Australian and International Bee Congress, GPO Box 1402, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 4001.
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Canada 18th International Congress of Entomology, Vancouver 3-9 July 1988. Further information from: The 18th Congress Secretariat, Venue West Ltd, 801- 750 Jervis St, Vancouver, BC V6E 2A9, Canada.
Egypt 4th International Conference on Apiculture in Tropical Climates, Cairo 5-10 November 1988. For further details see page 16.
Zambia Regional Bee Seminar, April 1988. Further information from: Forestry Department Headquarters, PO Box 228, Ndola, Zambia.
ENVIRON
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a new database
The Pesticide Impact Section of the Overseas Development Natural Resources Institute (ODNRI) helps field workers to choose the most appropriate
pesticide for local conditions. To help this work the Unit has compiled a bibliographic computer database of books and scientific articles about the environmental side- effects of pesticides in the tropics. The database is known as ENVIRON, and it can provide a rapid information service to farmers and agricultural administrators living in developing countries and working for international development organisations. Topics covered by ENVIRON include: *
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pesticide toxicity to non-targets (such as honeybees) pesticide persistence and residues environmental fate of pesticides ecological impact of pesticides on non-target organisms such as evidence of mortalities, population
sublethal effects (eg changes in behaviour). ENVIRON can handle enquiries about the effect of pesticides on non-target organisms, after specification of the pesticide(s), the target pests(s) or nontarget organism(s), or a combination of these. The output consists of a list of references, each followed by an indication of the content of the paper or an abstract. Depending on the request, the unit will also attempt to adapt the infor-
changes,
mation available to aid the enquirer.
ENVIRON, Pesticide Impact Section, Overseas Development Natural Resources Institute, College House, Wrights Lane, London W8 5SJ, UK.
NEWSLETTER
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write to:
Nicola Bradbear, Information Officer for Tropical Apiculture, IBRA, 18 North Road, Cardiff CF1 3DY, UK. If your address has changed then please return the back page of this Newsletter with mailing label still attached, together with your new address, to the address given above.
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