{"product_id":"9789811082214","title":"Asian Beekeeping in the 21st Century","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAsian Beekeeping in the 21st Century\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eChantawannakul, Panuwan; Williams, Geoffrey; Neumann, Peter\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the perspective of local scientists, this book provides insight into bees and bee\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emanagement of Asia, with a special focus on honey bees.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsia is home to at least nine honey bee species, including the introduced European honey\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebee, \u003ci\u003eApis mellifera\u003c\/i\u003e. Although \u003ci\u003eA. mellifera\u003c\/i\u003e and the native Asian honey bee, \u003ci\u003eApis cerana\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eare the most commonly employed species for commercial beekeeping, the remaining\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enon-managed native honey bee species have important ecological and economic roles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon the continent. Species distributions of most honey bee species overlap in Southeast\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsia, thus promoting the potential for interspecies transmission of pests and parasites,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eas well as their spread to other parts of the world by human translocation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLosses of managed \u003ci\u003eA. mellifera \u003c\/i\u003ecolonies is of great concern around the world, including\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein Asia. Such global colony losses are believed to be caused, in part, by pests and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eparasites originating from Asia such as the mite Varroa destructor, the microsporidian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNosema ceranae\u003c\/i\u003e, and several bee viruses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaking advantage of the experience of leading regional bee researchers, this book provides\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einsight into the current situation of bees and bee management in Asia. Recent\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eintroductions of honey bee parasites of Asian origin to other parts of the world ensures\u003c\/p\u003ethat the contents of this book are broadly relevant to bee scientists, researchers, government\u003cp\u003eoffi cials, and the general public around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2018-06-13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9789811082214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-981-10-8222-1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 325\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Nature Singapore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47525285232780,"sku":"9789811082214","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9789811082214.jpg?v=1776020709","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9789811082214","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}