ENVS 2210 Introductory Apiculture Midterm-2 Exam - All Answers are Correct

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This race of A. mellifera is particularly susceptible to American and European foulbrood
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a) ligustica
b) mellifera
c) adansonii
d) caucasica
e) none of the above
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The main management activities performed during early spring in overwintered honey bee colonies are
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a) feeding them with sugar syrup
b) expanding their brood nest by reversing hive bodies
c) requeening them
d) all of the above
e) a) and b)
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A difficulty of keeping A. m. caucasica commercially is that
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a) it swarms constantly
b) it uses lots of propolis
c) it is too defensive
d) it develops populated colonies
e) it is more susceptible to nosema disease than other races of bees
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In preparation for swarming, worker bees
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a) gorge with honey
b) gain weight

, c) reduce their foraging activity
d) all of the above
e) none of the above
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When managing a colony of honey bees the smoker is used to

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a) drive the bees from the brood chamber into the supers


b) expel the bees from the entire hive when harvesting honey


c) calm the bees to facilitate the inspection and manipulation of hive parts


d) anaesthetize the bees to facilitate the inspection and manipulation of hive parts


e) none of the above

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Supersedure refers to
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a) the replacement of a queen because she does not lay sufficient eggs and/or produces low amounts of queen substance
b) the replacement of drones because they do not produce sufficient sperm to inseminate queens
c) the development of a super strong queen
d) the development of super strong drones
e) none of the above
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Africanized bees are more resistant to the parasitic mite Varroa destructor than European bees in part
because
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, a) the developmental time of Africanized bees is shorter than that of European bees
b) Africanized bees are less attractive to varroa than are European bees
c) Africanized bees groom themselves more efficiently than European bees
d) Africanized bees express hygienic behaviour at a higher rate than European bees
e) all of the above
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After mating, a queen returns to her hive carrying the “mating sign,” that is,
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a) a dent on the upper part of her abdomen made by the drone she mated with
b) drone sperm flowing out from her vagina
c) the drone reproductive organ inserted in her vagina
d) a) and c).
e) b) and c).
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Swarming usually follows this pattern of events in sequence
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a) The swarm leaves the mother hive and randomly searches for a new nest site
The swarm leaves the original colony, lands on a tree and stays there until scout bees begin to find a new nesting site.
b)
flies to the new dwelling once scout bees find a suitable location to nest.
Scout bees locate a new nesting site, the swarm leaves the original colony, lands on a tree and stays there for a short p
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the swarm flies to the new dwelling.
The swarm leaves the mother hive, lands on a tree and stays there for a short period of time, then flies random
d)
new nest site.
e) None of the above is correct.
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Queens have (or had)
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a) a mother, a father, but no grandfather
b) a mother, no father, and no grandfather
c) a mother, a father, and a grandfather