2018 EAS test - John

Question 1

Apis florea has a unique dance behavior. They dance on the horizontal surface at the top of the comb.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Beeswax is secreted by all adult worker bees during comb building

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Several metals such as iron, brass, zinc and copper will discolor beeswax and should be avoided during rendering.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

When a colony expands and the brood and adult populations increase, a reduction of QMP occurs within the colony leading to preparations for requeening.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

A benefit of purchasing a nuc colony as a means of starting a new colony, is that you are purchasing an already established, laying queen that should build up faster than a package of bees.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

If a colony becomes noisy, flighty or starts hitting your veil you should work faster until you are finished going through each frame in the colony

Answer 6

False

Question 7

Robbing is frequently beekeeper induced under poor foraging conditions and can lead to defensive colony behavior.

Answer 7

True

Question 8

If you requeen in the fall it must be early enough for the colony to establish a compact brood area and store sufficient honey to get through the winter.

Answer 8

True

Question 9

All honeys darken over time and this darkening is dependent on temperature and light.

Answer 9

True

Question 10

The current mite monitoring techniques only provide a rough estimate of mite levels in a colony because they do not measure the reproductive rate or number of reproducing mites in a colony.

Answer 10

True

Question 11

When a worker bee stings the alarm pheromone isopentyl acetate is released from the tissue attached to the sting.

Answer 11

True

Question 12

The bald-face hornet is not a true hornet, but a type of yellow jacket that makes annual nests above ground.

Answer 12

True

Question 13

There are no federal regulations on managing honey bee diseases or the movement of honey bees within the United States. Such regulation is typically done at the state level.

Answer 13

True

Question 14

Name two trade journals, one USA and one from another country, each with a publication record of at least 75 years that are useful for beekeepers and still in print today

Answer 14

1. Bee Culture, American Beekeeping Journal
2. Bee craft, Bee World, Journal of apicultural research

Question 15

Name a minimum of four mite treatments that can legally be used when honey supers are on the hive?

Answer 15

1. formic
2. drone brood removal
3. sugar dusting
4. hopguard
   5 OA
   6 Norrra

Question 16

Nosema ceranae is now reclassified as what?

Answer 16

Vairimorpha ceranae

Question 17

Which hive pests are Entomopathogenic Nematodes used to control? And how are they applied to control this pest?

Answer 17

Small Hive Beetle, Aethina tumida
Soil drench to kill pupae in the soil beneath and around the colony

Question 18

Describe a minimum of three ways that temperature and diet affect the development/survival and population dynamics of the small hive beetle?

Answer 18

1. Since SHB larvae pupate in soil, cold soil temperatures can significantly delay adult emergence.
2. Also in cold winter climates, SHB cannot survive outside the colony cluster, so they cannot reproduce.
3. In warm climates, they can reproduce almost all year long.
4. If a beekeeper is feeding pollen patties SHB beetle populations can increase dramatically because the protein facilitates larval development.

Question 19

List three endocrine glands located in an adult honey bee worker head. What do they secrete and what is the function of the secretion?

Answer 19

1. mandibular gland- brood food, mainly lipids, 2 hepatnone, moisten cells, cocoons
2. hypopharyngeal gland- brood food, mainly proteins, moisten cells cocoons
3. salivary gland- digestive enzymes for nectar conversion, oils

Question 20

Name the two hormones involved in honey bee growth and development. How do they interact to control molting from larval instars to pupa to adult

Answer 20

1.Ecdysone- when this is present the insect will molt
2.Juvenille hormone - the level of this in the presence of ecdysone determines the growth and developmental stage of the insect

Question 21

Give two reasons bumble bees and not honey bees are used to pollinate greenhouse tomatoes?

Answer 21

1. Tomatoes need buzz pollination and bumble bees can do that.
2. Bumble bees can fly at a lower temperature than honey bees and greenhouse planting start in the season where cold would be a problem for HBs. Also bumblebees don’t get as confused in the UV light of a green house – they can see better. and not “fight” against the surface.

Question 22

Name two reasons the Boardman feeder is considered a poor way to feed bees.

Answer 22

1. promotes robbing
2. outside of hive so does not work well in cold weather, small container needs to be filled often

Question 23

If a colony is left without a queen for too long it may result in what? What are symptoms of this?

Answer 23

Laying worker - Multiple eggs and large amount of drones

Question 24

Three ways beekeeper can requeen their colony

Answer 24

1 Adult Queen
2 Virgin Queen
3 Queen Cell

Question 25

If you have a row of white bee hives and you notice a steady increase in population in the end colonies and a decrease in population in the center colonies a behavior called ? How to fixed this issue?

Answer 25

Drifting Adding color to boxes

Question 26

Another name for lifting first instar worker larvae into artificial queen cups for queen rearing is called? Who developed this method?

Answer 26

Grafting Gilbert Doolittle

Question 27

Royal jelly is made up from two secretions produced by which glands?

Answer 27

mandibular gland hypopharyngeal gland

Question 28

A queen honey bee mates with an average of how many drones? And where is the sperm stored?

Answer 28

10-20 avg spermatheca

Question 29

The father of American beekeeping is _____________________ and he is most famous for discovering the concept of _______________ which helped to create the _________________hives we use today.

Answer 29

Langstroth Bee Space Removable Frame

Question 30

Varroa destructor is a serious pest not only because it pierces through the exoskeleton and feeds on the hemolymph and __________ but most importantly because it vectors __________.

Answer 30

fat bodies Viruses

Question 31

Some honeys act like a solid gel in the comb but are liquid once extracted and stirred. This kind of honey is called______________. The best known honey exhibiting these characteristics is_______________honey from several places in Europe.

Answer 31

thixotropic heather

Question 32

The mycologist Paul Stamets in collaboration with Washington State University is looking into the use of_________ for controlling Varroa.

Answer 32

Fungi

Question 33

A diploid drone is produced when the egg laid is inseminated with sperm from_____________ Diploid drones are a sign of___________________

Answer 33

a drone with a matching sex allele as the queen that laid the egg (brother) inbreeding

Question 34

Slumgum is ?

Answer 34

the material left floating or submerged in hot water after melting old combs in hot water

Question 35

When a queen receives too little Queen Substance Pheromone from attending workers the queen will a. stop laying b. lay fertilized eggs in queen cups c. lay only drones d. leave the colony e. die

Answer 35

b. lay fertilized eggs in queen cups

Question 36

Using a smoker is very important when working a colony because the smoke causes a. bees to disperse from frames you are handling b. bees to fly c. bees to engorge on honey d. masking of odors e. all of the above

Answer 36

e. all of the above

Question 37

Propolis is a. plant resin collected by foragers b. is the name for waste stored by winter bees c. is used to seal cracks and openings in a honey bee colony d. has antimicrobial and antiviral properties e. everything above except b

Answer 37

e. everything above except b

Question 38

Adult honey bees have two compound eyes made up of hexagonal visual units called a. chemoreceptors b. ocelli c. corbicula d. ommatidia e. Johnston’s organs

Answer 38

d. ommatidia

Question 39

Symptoms associated with Nosema apis include a. quivering, and shaking b. hairlessness c. dysentery and slow to no build up d. supercedure cells and bad temperament e. all of the above

Answer 39

e. all of the above

Question 40

The Nasonov gland a. is located on the workers 7th abdominal segment b. releases a pheromone that aids in orienting field bees back to their colony c. releases a pheromone that is involved in queen mating d. answers a and b e. answers a, b and c

Answer 40

d. answers a and b

Question 41

European Foulbrood or EFB a. is caused by the bacterium Paenibacillus larvae b. infects only adult workers c. causes larvae that are consumed by the bacteria to twist and turn a yellowish color d. is caused by Ascosphaera sp. e. Answers a and c

Answer 41

c. causes larvae that are consumed by the bacteria to twist and turn a yellowish color

Question 42

Honey bees are considered ideal pollinators in agricultural crops because a. They are in the order hymenoptera b. They can moved into a crop during bloom c. They are faithful and exhibit floral constancy d. Each colony contains thousands of potential foragers/pollinators e. All except a

Answer 42

e. All except a

Question 43

Which is not a “preferred” method for determining Varroa mite levels in a colony a. Powdered sugar shake b. Liquid nitrogen freeze assay c. Alcohol wash d. Sticky board e. Answers a and

Answer 43

b. Liquid nitrogen freeze assay

Question 44

Alfalfa, Medicago sativa a. Has blossoms whose stamens explode and hit bees on the head during visitation b. Is only pollinated by native bees c. Requires very few colonies for adequate pollination d. Is grown for hay for dairy cows e. Answers a and d

Answer 44

e. Answers a and d

Question 45

Good pollen traps typically a. collect 10% of pollen pellets from bees that pass through the grid opening b. collect 15% of the pollen pellets from bees that pass through the grid opening c. collect 20% of the pollen pellets from bees that pass through the grid opening d. collect 50% of the pollen pellets from bees that pass through the grid opening e. collect 90% of the pollen pellets from bees that pass through the grid opening

Answer 45

d. collect 50% of the pollen pellets from bees that pass through the grid opening