Asian Beekeeping in the 21st Century

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From the perspective of local scientists, this book provides insight into bees and bee management of Asia, with a special focus on honey bees. Asia is home to at least nine honey bee species, including the introduced European honey bee, Apis mellifera. Although A. mellifera and the native Asian honey bee, Apis cerana, are the most commonly employed species for commercial beekeeping, the remaining non-managed native honey bee species have important ecological and economic roles on the continent. Species distributions of most honey bee species overlap in Southeast Asia, thus promoting the potential for interspecies transmission of pests and parasites, as well as their spread to other parts of the world by human translocation. Losses of managed A. mellifera colonies is of great concern around the world, including in Asia. Such global colony losses are believed to be caused, in part, by pests and parasites originating from Asia such as the mite Varroa destructor, the microsporidian Nosema ceranae, and several bee viruses. Taking advantage of the experience of leading regional bee researchers, this book provides insight into the current situation of bees and bee management in Asia. Recent introductions of honey bee parasites of Asian origin to other parts of the world ensures that the contents of this book are broadly relevant to bee scientists, researchers, government offi cials, and the general public around the world. Front Matter ....Pages i-viii The Overview of Honey Bee Diversity and Health Status in Asia (Panuwan Chantawannakul, Samuel Ramsey)....Pages 1-39 Beekeeping in Turkey: Bridging Asia and Europe (Aslı Özkırım)....Pages 41-69 Beekeeping in Parts of the Levant Region (Nizar Haddad, Lisa Horth)....Pages 71-93 Apiculture in Israel (Victoria Soroker, Slabezki Yossi, Nor Chejanovsky)....Pages 95-109 Beekeeping and Honey Hunting in Nepal: Current Status and Future Perspectives (Ratna Thapa, Sunil Aryal, Chuleui Jung)....Pages 111-127 Current Status of the Beekeeping Industry in China (Huoqing Zheng, Lianfei Cao, Shaokang Huang, Peter Neumann, Fuliang Hu)....Pages 129-158 Beekeeping on Taiwan Island (Mei-Chun Lu)....Pages 159-173 Beekeeping in Korea: Past, Present, and Future Challenges (Chuleui Jung, Myeong-lyeol Lee)....Pages 175-197 Beekeeping in Mongolia (Khaliunaa Tsevegmid, Selenge Dooshin, Samuel Ramsey, Panuwan Chantawannakul)....Pages 199-221 Bee Diversity and Current Status of Beekeeping in Japan (Mikio Yoshiyama, Kiyoshi Kimura)....Pages 223-245 Beekeeping in Vietnam (Pham Hong Thai, Tran Van Toan)....Pages 247-267 Bee Diversity and Current Status of Beekeeping in Thailand (Panuwan Chantawannakul)....Pages 269-285 Social Bees and the Current Status of Beekeeping in Indonesia (Sih Kahono, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Michael S. Engel)....Pages 287-306 Management and Conservation of Philippine Bees (Cleofas R. Cervancia)....Pages 307-321 Conclusions and Future Perspectives (Panuwan Chantawannakul, Samuel Ramsey, Geoffrey Williams, Peter Neumann)....Pages 323-325