Honeybee Diseases Quiz

Quiz 6 - Bee Diseases

This is a 12 question multiple choice quiz, select the correct answers!

Which UK offical agency offers beekeepers support with bee diseases?
1. The National Health Service online support network.
2. BeeBase, the Animal and Plant Health Agency's (APHA) National Bee Unit.
3. The UK governments Environment Agency.
4. The Department for Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs.
Who should a beekeeper contact to get expert advice on suspected diseases?
1. The local beekeeping association disease experts.
2. The nearest beekeeper to the apiary concerned.
3. The local Animal Health and Welfare Division Bee Inspectors.
4. The Scottish Beekeepers Association disease officer.
As a beekeeper, what two things are you responsible for?
1. Apiary Health and Safety, and Apiary Biosecurity.
2. Keeping your apiary free from weeds and rodents control.
3. Keeping people and animals out of the the apiary, maintaining access.
4. Ensuring open access to the apiary at all times, provide safety equipment.
How would a beekeeper minimise the risks of pests and disease spreading?
1. Put a sign up and keep the apiary closed to everyone all the time.
2. Only carry out minimum inspections when absolutely neccessary.
3. Prepare an apiary Risk and Biosecurity Assessment, stick to it, and keep it updated.
4. Use every treatment that is available on a monthly basis.
What are the main vectors for spreading disease in the apiary?
1. Only visitors and the most active colonies of honeybees.
2. Wasps and bumblebees bring and spread diseases in the apiary.
3. Only colonies of bees from unkown sources.
4. All hive components, tools, products and the bees themselves.
Why is it important to keep hives in good repair?
1. It discourages robbing and the resultant spread of disease and pests.
2. It keeps the bees in good humour and less likely to be defensive.
3. It ensures the apiary looks as though it is well looked after.
4. It discourages the bees from swarming and leaving the apiary.
During inspections, what is best practice for removing and replacing hive components?
1. Remove and replace them as quickly as possible.
2. Remove and replace them only on days when the bees are not flying.
3. Keep smoking them to distract the bees from inspections.
4. Remove then cover them with screens, replace diagonally, then square up.
How do you ensure the health of each honeybee colony?
1. Use as many treatments as possible on a regular basis.
2. Careful inspections, maintain clean hive components and keep in good repair, sytematically replace old comb.
3. Keep full inspections to a minimum during the summer season.
4. Only inspect when there are signs unusual activity or disease.
What is Varroasis?
1. A very destructive parasitic mite of the honeybee that can lead to colony collapse.
2. A disease of honeybee brood, that can be treated with antibiotics.
3. A small mite that only affects weak honeybee colonies.
4. A bacterial infection of the bee gut that causes dysetery.
Which is now the most persistent pest of the honeybee in the UK?
1. Foul Brood Diseases (European and American) which are highly contageous.
2. Nosema, an infectious protozoan disease that attacks the bee digestive tract.
3. Varroasis (Varroa destructor) an exotic pest imported from Asia.
4. Acarine, a tracheal mite thought to be responsible for the 'Isle of Wight Disease'.
How should a beekeeper approach disease detection in the apiary?
1. Always call the bee inspectors when checking for disease.
2. Have all neccessary treatments to hand before starting.
3. Know how to recognise the diseases, and regular detailed inspections of every colony.
4. No unneccessary inspections, only check suspect colonies.
What constitues a detailed colony inspection?
1. Check for a queen-right colony and the amount od brood.
2. Check for any dead or crawling bees on the hive floor area.
3. Check queen status, brood pattern, nest structure, abnormal brood, dead brood, deformed adults,smells, perforated cappings.
4. Check for unusual smells and dark coloured comb in the brood chamber.

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