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Honey bee pests, predators and diseases Roger Morse and Kim Flottum edited by
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1997 3rd edition - 718 pages. Hardback. Available from
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price 30.00 The brand-new, updated tion of the most imprehensive book on neybee diseases and edators available. he experts, including 8 new authors,
haring their expertise in the original chapter subjects, with a new, additional chapter on “the genetic basis of disease resistance”. Required reading and a practical quide for everyone involved in beekeeping, entomology or honeybee science world-wide.
The Varroosis in the Mediterranean Region CIHEAM (International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies) Published by
1997 - 103 pages. Paperback. Available from
Bees for Development price 16.00 The Proceedings of the Seminar organised by CIHEAM and the Direccién General de Investigaci6n y Formacién Agraria-Junta de Andulucia in Spain in September 1996. More than 50 researchers, technicians and beekeepers from 17 countries attended this two day meeting and heard the latest information on the scientific aspects of Varroa, including parasitic development and multiplication in bee colonies. Tolerance of Varroa by certain bee strains were discussed. Means of controlling the disease and the Cahiers problems of mite resistance and posttreatment residues were considered. The efficiency of fe Varroosis in the alternative therapies ranean Region (organic acids and aromatic plant
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extracts) were explained, although it seems that these methods of treatment are not very efficient in the Mediterranean region. Economic implications of the disease were presented by Professor Raymond Borneck in his opening address. There is
a large gap between the knowledge gained in the north and south of the Mediterranean, and the need for networking the work done on parasite population dynamics was stressed.
Queen rearing and bee
breeding by Harry
H
Laidlaw Jr and
economy. The book is divided into three parts: references relevant to 1) The African continent and
1997 - 224 pages. Paperback. Available from
supranational regions, 2) specific countries, and 3) the subject in
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general.
Robert E Page Jr
A book written for beekeepers who know only a little about genetics, and for geneticists who knowa little about beekeeping. An intense
explanation abou the subjects including information on the development of the queen and her care, the production of queen cells,
ion-Timber: rest Products m the Tropi rests of Afrieg, ~ siege
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Designing conservation projects: people and biodiversity in endangered tropical environments by Julian
Caldecott
1996 - 312 pages. Hardback. Available from
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mating techniques and record keeping, Robert € selective breeding and the genetic basis of disease resistance.
Page Jr,
This is a serious text explaining what goes into the planning and implementation of large conservation projects. During the first half of the book the author describes the work of projects in: Sarawak (Malaysian Borneo), Nigeria, Western and Central Indonesia, China, Luzon (The Philippines), Costa Rica, and Irian Jaya (Indonesian New Guinea).
Non-timber forest products from the tropical forests of Africa
In the second half, the underlying conservation problems are reviewed, arriving at some general guidelines to be used in project planning. Options for
compiled by Harry van der
achieving conservation of
Linde and
Esther van Adrichem 1997 - 60 pages. Spiral bound. Available from Bees for Development price 9.00
This comprehensive bibliography is the outcome of a project supported by WWF-Netherlands and provides an overview of literature available on nontimber forest products in the tropical forests of Africa, published up to January
species are summarised as are options for
achieving development, and ways to change peoples’ minds. This is a unique book
1997,
interestingly documenting and
Entries have been collected from the fields of anthropology, ecology, (ethno)botany, Management, pharmacology and socio-
case studies.
analysing the chosen
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