Pathogens
Parasites
Managment Stressors
Environmental Stressors
Vocabulary
100
any disease-producing agent, especially a virus, bacterium, or other microorganism.
What is a pathogen?
100
Varroa mites are often found in honey bee colonies that are affected by Colony Collapse Disorder (CCD)
Where are Varroa mites often found?
100
Some of the managment stressors are -poor nutrition due to overcrowding, -increased migratory stress brought on by the honey bees being transported to multiple locations.
Name one managment stressor?
100
An environmental stressor is something that causes stress /tension to the honey bee colonies.
What is an environmental stressor?
100
an animal or plant that lives in or on another animal or plant and gets food or protection from it : a person or thing that takes something from someone or something else and does not do anything to earn it or deserve it
What is a parasite?
200
Nosema (a pathogenic gut fungi), and Israeli Acute Paralysis Virus.
What are the two possible pathogens scientists believe are the culprits in Colony Collapse Disorder?
200
First, Varroa mites are often found in honey bee colonies affected by the Colony Collapse Disorder. Second, it is not known if the Varroa mites are directly involved in causing the Colony Collapse Disorder.
What is know about Varroa mites in relationship to Colony Collapse Disorder?
200
Some of the managment stressors are -poor nutrition due to overcrowding, -increased migratory stress brought on by the honey bees being transported to multiple locations.
Name another managment stressor
200
Impact of pollen/nectar scarcity
Name one of the environmental stressors
200
noun. any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vector
What is a mite?
300
CCD is Colony Collapse Disorder
What is CCD?
300
Mosquitos.
What is the insect that transmits the malaria virus?
300
: the act or skill of controlling and making decisions about a business, department, sports team, etc. : the people who make decisions about a business, department, sports team, etc. : the act or process of deciding how to use something
What is managment?
300
The survey of honey bee colonies revealed no consistent pattern in pestice levels between healthy and CCD-affected colonies
What did the survey revealed when healthy bee hives and affected with Colony Collapse Disorder were survey for the presence of pesticides in honey bees pollen, bees, and beeswax were tested for the presence of 170 pesticides, what was the result?
300
: something that makes you worried or anxious : a source of stress
What is a stressor?
400
The four categories that scientists are looking into to figure out the causes of CCD are pathogens, parasites, managment stressors and environmental stressors.
What are the four categories that scientists are looking into to figure out the cause/causes of CCD?
400
Other stressors may be accidental or intentional exposure to pesticides at lethal or sub-lethal levels
What are other stressors?
400
: causing or able to cause death
What is lethal?
500
The research from the Agricultural Research Service indicates that no one pathogen of any class directly correlates with the majority of CCD incidents. Rather, a higher total pathogen load of viruses and bacteria correlates more directly with CCD than any one specific pathogen.
What does the Agricultural Research Service research indicates about Colony Collapse Disorder?
500
The environmental stresssors mentioned in the article are -impact of pollen/nectar scarcity -lack of diversity in nectar/pollen -availability of only pollen/nectar with low nutritional value -limited access to water or access to contaminated water
What are the environmental stressors mentioned in the article?
500
: the circumstances, objects, or conditions by which one is surrounded : the complex of physical, chemical, and biotic factors (as climate, soil, and living things) that act upon an organism or an ecological community and ultimately determine its form and survival
What is environmental?
500
: less than but usually only slightly less than lethal
What is sublethal?
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