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EXAMINATION
& EXERCISES #5 INSECT
POLLINATION (Contact)
HONEYBEE
MORPHOLOGY 1.
Discuss the head of a bee as a part of a commercial beekeeper's
equipment, emphasizing the most important parts. Draw a sketch of the mechanism employed by the bee in
extracting nectar from a flower -- the sucking pump. 2.
What are the functions respectively of the antennae, mandibles,
proboscis, the sucking pump, the salivary system, and the brood food glands? 3.
To what part of the bee's body are the legs and wings attached? What
internal organs does it contain? Which legs
and which segments
makeup the pollen baskets? 4.
What part of the bee's body is known as the abdomen? Name the
principle organs that it contains? Note the honey stomach, and the tracheal systems, in particular. 5.
Mention some important facts about the wax Glands, the scent gland,
and also the sting. 6.
Draw a sketch of the alimentary canal running lengthwise through the
body. Label the essential parts. What is the function of the Malpighian tubules? 7.
Contrast the blood circulation of the honeybee with that or the
mammals. 8.
Compare the mechanism of respiration in bees with that in higher
animals. 9. Comment intelligently on some phase of
the Sensory and Nervous System. Is it essentially a dorsal or a ventral
nervous system? 10.
Make a drawing of the female reproductive organs and explain the
fertilization of the eggs. HONEYBEE WAX 1. Comment briefly on the
uses of beeswax in ancient times and the competition it has had during the
20th Century. 2. Discuss a number of
the many Uses that have been made of Beeswax. List some uses of beeswax
during World War II. 3. Explain how beeswax is
obtained from cappings, and from old combs and slumgum. 4. How often should
colonies ordinarily be requeened? 5.
Make a list of the various sources of crude beeswax, and emphasize the
importance of a careful collection of the same. 6. What is the
approximate ratio of wax and honey at present produces? About what portion of
the wax used in North America is
produced there? From what countries
is beeswax imported? ENVIRONMENTAL
INTERFERENCES TO HONEYBEES 1. Comment on Injury Caused by
Insecticides. 2.
Discuss the need of bees in agriculture and the deadly effects of chemicals
on bees in America. 3.
Explain why bees may work newly opened blossoms in the field that have
recently been dusted or sprayed with insecticides. 4.
Give proof that parathion is more dangerous to bee keeping than either
of the other phosphates. 5.
Name several plants whose nectar or pollen is poisonous to bees. 6.
Name some of the undesirable conditions resulting from the chemical
control of weeds; and prescribe some remedies. 7.
List three chemicals used as insecticides that are harmful to bees; also one
hydrocarbon which may largely be used instead. 8.
Should insect pollinators be given consideration with regard to the
kind of chemical and time of application that should be used for insect control? Why? 9.
Summarize the subject of Poisoning by Insecticides and list a few of
the chemicals now being used which have resulted in serious poisoning of adult bees. 10.
What part is played by pollen when colonies are injured by insecticidal
dusts; and what steps should be taken to protect hives from the practice? HONEYBEE
DISEASES AND NATURAL ENEMIES 1.
Discuss briefly the Bee Louse, Ants and Termites as enemies of bees.
Which of the Minor Enemies of Bees is most
likely to be found locally?
2.
Explain the best methods of precaution and diagnosis of each. 3.
Name the causative organism and state some of the symptoms of each
disease and it treatment. 4.
Name the causative organisms of each. How is each spread? 5.
Name the chief brood diseases that are common in American apiaries.
Give ways to distinguish between them. 6.
Report on four other adult bee diseases ~f less importance, making
some worthwhile statement about each. 7.
Summarize the story of the Wax Moth; where found, the nature and
extent of its damaging, and its control. 8.
Which is probably the most widespread of all adult bee diseases? Where
and under what conditions is it most frequently found? 9.
Write a comprehensive treatment of American Foul Brood and its
control. 10.
What role has the Africanized Bee invasion in North America played in
European honeybee hive management? 11.
What are some explanations for the rapid decline of honeybee colonies
in North America since the year 2000? |