Journeyman Beekeeping Exam, NCSBA Beekeeping Exam Study Guide Questions and Answers
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Nosemosis is caused by two species of microsporidia. (T/F) - Answer-True
A percentage of honey bee larva infected with AFB may recover if not stressed by other causes. (T/F) - Answer-False
Chalkbrood usually affects only the worker larva in a colony. (T/F) - Answer-False
Chalkbrood is pass...
Journeyman Beekeeping Exam, NCSBA
Beekeeping Exam Study Guide
Questions and Answers
Nosemosis is caused by two species of microsporidia. (T/F) - Answer-True
A percentage of honey bee larva infected with AFB may recover if not stressed by other
causes. (T/F) - Answer-False
Chalkbrood usually affects only the worker larva in a colony. (T/F) - Answer-False
Chalkbrood is passed from one colony to another by beekeepers. (T/F) - Answer-True
Nosema causes worker bees to be precocious which leads to shorter lifespans. (T/F) -
Answer-True
Viral diseases do not affect adult drones. (T/F) - Answer-False
DWV is the most prevalent secondary pathogen associated with varroa mite
infestations. (T/F) - Answer-True
Black Queen Cell Virus is associated with Nosema. (T/F) - Answer-True
Israel Acute Paralysis causes bees to lose their hair and die within a week. (T/F) -
Answer-True
Professor Karl Von Frisch - Answer-Discovered bee dance language
Dr. Roger Morse - Answer-Past professor at Cornell U. taught many of the current
researchers
Reverend Lorenzo Langstroth - Answer-Defined bee space
Dr. Sammy Ramsey - Answer-Revolutionized varroa knowledge
Dr. David Tarpy - Answer-Does extensive queen bee research
Dr. Clarence Collison - Answer-EAS Master, author with Mississippi State U.
Dr. John Ambrose - Answer-Lead the establishment of the Honey Bee Exhibit at NC
Zoo
A.I. Root - Answer-Pioneer in bee equipment manufacturing
,Scape - Answer-The part of the antennae that connects to the ball and socket joint in
the head
Pedicel - Answer-The part of the antennae that's connected to the scape at the hinge
joint
Flagellum - Answer-The last part of the antennae. Connected to the pedicel.
Segmented. Drone have an extra segment.
Hinge joint - Answer-Used as a speedometer. Connects the pedicel and the scape.
Contains the Johnston's Organ which lets the bee sense how much the antennae is
vibrating to calculate speed.
Sensilla - Answer-Basically like taste buds on the antennae. Tiny holes. 5,000 on
worker per antennae. 30,000 on drones.
Gena - Answer-Honeybee cheek
Clypeus - Answer-Top of the honeybee nose or face
Labrum - Answer-Top lip of the honeybee
Proboscis - Answer-Honeybee tongue - functions like a straw. Made up of several
structures.
Cardo and Lorum - Answer-Spines in the back of the mouthpart of the bee. Help swing
the proboscis from underneath its chin.
Glossa - Answer-The actually tongue of a honeybee
Flabellum - Answer-Spoon shaped end of tongue at the end of the proboscis. Used to
scrape up bits of food.
Hamulii - Answer-Hooks at the edge of the hind wing that hook into forewings to form a
bigger wing when in flight
How many wax glands does a honey bee hive? - Answer-8
Tergal - Answer-Referring to the back of the bee
Tarsal - Answer-Referring to the ankles/legs of the bee
Pretarsus - Answer-The last segment of the honeybee leg. It has a claw.
Arolium - Answer-Sticky pad between the claws to help it walk on smooth surfaces
, Released effect - Answer-Short term pheromone
Primer effect - Answer-Long term pheromone
Oelic Acid - Answer-Death pheromone
Chitin - Answer-The material that makes up the exoskeleton of a bee
Ventral - Answer-Refers to the underside of the bee
Masanobu gland - Answer-Secretes recruitment pheromones and often marks food
sources
Arnhart glands - Answer-Located at the end of the kegs and mark foraging hot spots
and territory
Proventriculus - Answer-A valve that prevents nectar from passing into the stomach
Malpighian tubules - Answer-Kidney-like filtration devices that cleanse hemolymph
Varroa mites prefer drone brood 9 to 1 over worker brood. (T/F) - Answer-True
A beekeeper should work from the down wind side of a bee hive. (T/F) - Answer-False
Varroa mites reproduce 1 less offspring in queen cells (T/F) - Answer-False
In North Carolina a beekeeper can legally sell 10 nucleus hives annually without
becoming licensed. (T/F) - Answer-False - less than 10
Varroa mites prefer old nurse bees for their phoretic stage (T/F) - Answer-False
To become a Journeyman beekeeper in NCSBA, a beekeeper must have 3 years
experience. (T/F) - Answer-False
High mite numbers add to a colony,s nosema risk. (T/F) - Answer-True
Honey bees prefer a box with a cavity size of 10.5 gallons. (T/F) - Answer-True
All the bee's spiracles have valves to protect from water or foreign objects from
entering. (T/F) - Answer-False
The corbiculae of drones help them latch on to the queen during mating. (T/F) - Answer-
False
Apis mellifera ligustica bees are the heaviest propolizers. (T/F) - Answer-False
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