Diagnosing, Pests, and Disease
In this section
Bees face various pests, predators, and diseases, including ants, hornets, wax moths, American Foulbrood, and Nosema. Learn identification, prevention, and management strategies to protect your hive and ensure colony survival.
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A paper by Dr. Marla Spivak and Mr. Gary S. Reuter from the Department of Entomology at the University of Minnesota and the Minnesota Extension Service listing all major honey bee diseases, mites and pests.
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A presentation given by Greg Gibson at the April 2017 meeting on how and why to setup an electric fence.
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A presentation given at the September meeting on how to identify European Hornets and their impact on honey bee colonies.
View the presentation here.
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Instruction sheet on how to build a trap for European Hornets. This trap also works well for yellow jackets and wax moths.
Click here for instructions for creating the traps.
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This comprehensive document contains info on fall management, preparing for winter, how to be a good beekeeper in January, and diagnosing spring colony deadouts.
If you want to specifically learn how to diagnose deadouts, that begins on page 14.