Risk and protective indicators of beekeeping management practices

Agrebi, Noémie El; Steinhauer, Nathalie; Tosi, Simone; Leinartz, Laurent; Graaf, Dirk C. de; Saegerman, Claude

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149381

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“…Despite variations in management practices, beekeepers can be grouped under three broad categories of management systems based on their beekeeping philosophies 15,18 (Table 1). Conventional management is based on frequent intervention and application of any available chemical and nutritional supplement to keep colonies alive.…”

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A longitudinal experiment demonstrates that honey bee colonies managed organically are as healthy and productive as those managed conventionally

Underwood

Lawrence

Turley

et al. 2023

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Honey bee colony management is critical to mitigating the negative effects of biotic and abiotic stressors. However, there is significant variation in the practices implemented by beekeepers, which results in varying management systems. This longitudinal study incorporated a systems approach to experimentally test the role of three representative beekeeping management systems (conventional, organic, and chemical-free) on the health and productivity of stationary honey-producing colonies over 3 years. We found that the survival rates for colonies in the conventional and organic management systems were equivalent, but around 2.8 times greater than the survival under chemical-free management. Honey production was also similar, with 102% and 119% more honey produced in conventional and organic management systems, respectively, than in the chemical-free management system. We also report significant differences in biomarkers of health including pathogen levels (DWV, IAPV, Vairimorpha apis, Vairimorpha ceranae) and gene expression (def-1, hym, nkd, vg). Our results experimentally demonstrate that beekeeping management practices are key drivers of survival and productivity of managed honey bee colonies. More importantly, we found that the organic management system—which uses organic-approved chemicals for mite control—supports healthy and productive colonies, and can be incorporated as a sustainable approach for stationary honey-producing beekeeping operations.

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A longitudinal experiment demonstrates that honey bee colonies managed organically are as healthy and productive as those managed conventionally

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Lawrence

Turley

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“…"Maintaining the number of varroa mites below the harmful threshold" in each colony was considered the high relevance practice both for American and European beekeepers. "Monitoring varroa infestation during the active season" was a common practice noted in several studies [21,25,39,40]; we find that respondent beekeepers in each of the continents appear aware of the importance of monitoring and "adopting diagnostic tools for measuring varroa infestation levels" (e.g., powder sugar, alcohol wash, soap water, etc. ).…”

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Results of an International Survey for Risk Assessment of Honey Bee Health Concerning Varroa Management

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Here, we present the results of an online international survey concerning the adoption of good beekeeping practices and proper biosecurity measures for the management of varroosis in Apis mellifera. The survey was designed as a risk assessment tool by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Federation of Beekeepers’ Association (Apimondia), the Center for Analytics Research & Education (CARE) at Appalachian State University, and Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale Lazio e Toscana (IZSLT). The data collected investigated the beekeeping techniques, treatments, and training beekeepers adopt concerning the varroa mite. The idea was to validate a tool able to collect and compare, in the different areas of the world, the management measures adopted by beekeepers to face this major parasitic disease of honey bees. The survey was disseminated online for a period of 14 months (January 2019–March 2020) through the FAO website. A total of 861 responses were received, most of them from the Americas (20.9%) and Europe (74.7%). Concerning the control measures useful in combating varroa, the results showed an overall awareness of the usefulness of biosecurity measures in beekeeping (BMBs), which we compare across regions. The majority of the beekeepers (89.9% in the Americas and 82.8% in Europe) were interested in additional bee health training and, at the same time, were willing to connect themselves with veterinary experts specialized in bees. This is an indication that beekeepers recognize the importance of training and experts’ advice. This study revealed the efficacy of the survey adopted as a useful assessment tool that will be further disseminated, even in geographic regions heretofore not investigated, to provide useful information on the status of the beekeeping sector.

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“…The said diagram is the first step in solving all problems that can be induced by multiple causes [22,23]. The second method used to assess the principles of OSH is the semi-quantitative point method [24,25]. These days, scrap metal is an important starting material for the industrial production of metals.…”

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Discovering an Orphan Source of Ionizing Radiation with Respect to Occupational Safety and Health

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Strohmandl²,

Tomasek³

et al. 2022

Civ Eng J

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Compliance with the principles of occupational safety and health is one of the preconditions for avoiding emergency events. Without a doubt, this is one of the underlying duties of every employer or operator of waste recycling centers. The risk to health resulting from an orphan source of ionizing radiation in the form of scrap metal is quite high and can affect a significant number of people. As part of the precautions relating to employees, the employer must analyze the risks associated with working with scrap metal and emphasize the possibility of any previous contamination. In practice, various methods and procedures are used to assess the risks at scrap metal collection facilities, which are mostly based on the knowledge and experience of their inspectors. However, this is not usually done by means of appropriate risk analysis methods, which is the main disadvantage. The goal of this article is to point at the risks related to discovering an orphan source of ionizing radiation by using the Ishikawa diagram and the point method. Furthermore, this article also deals with the demarcation of a safety zone with respect to the protection of health and the environment. The specification of risks, the proposal of recommended precautions, and the expeditious demarcation of a safety zone in the case of the intervention of fire brigades in order to protect and/or decontaminate the persons are also included. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-2022-08-11-013 Full Text: PDF

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Risk and protective indicators of beekeeping management practices

Cited by 26 publications

References 40 publications

A longitudinal experiment demonstrates that honey bee colonies managed organically are as healthy and productive as those managed conventionally

A longitudinal experiment demonstrates that honey bee colonies managed organically are as healthy and productive as those managed conventionally

Results of an International Survey for Risk Assessment of Honey Bee Health Concerning Varroa Management

Discovering an Orphan Source of Ionizing Radiation with Respect to Occupational Safety and Health

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