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Resources
References are also hyperlinked in relevant areas of the website
Varroa Mite References
http://beeaware.org.au/archive-pest/varroa-mites/#ad-image-0
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bee_pheromones#Drone_pheromone
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varroa_destructor
http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/bees/varroa_mite.htm#top
http://repository.lib.ncsu.edu/ir/bitstream/1840.16/1552/1/etd.pdf
http://scientificbeekeeping.com/
http://scientificbeekeeping.com/an-early-summer-test-of-mite-away-quick-strips/
http://scientificbeekeeping.com/choosing-your-troops-breeding-mite-fighting-bees/
http://scientificbeekeeping.com/ipm-3-strategy-understanding-varroa-population-dynamics/
http://visual.merriam-webster.com/animal-kingdom/insects-arachnids/honeybee/hive_2.php
http://www.apidologie.org/index.php?option=com_article&access=doi&doi=10.1051/apido/2009076
http://www.beediseases.host-ed.me/Bee_diseases/Varroa.html
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/entomology/apiculture/pdfs/2.03%20copy.pdf
http://www.ctvnews.ca/tiny-mite-responsible-for-bee-colony-deaths-1.488410
http://www.ent.uga.edu/bees/Disorders/guest.html
http://www.life.illinois.edu/robinson/Research/Pdf/LeConteEtAlBroodPher.pdf
http://www.nhm.ac.uk/hosted_sites/acarology/saas/saasp/pdf10/saasp05b.pdf
http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0057540
http://www.wicwas.com/sites/default/files/articles/Bee_Culture/BC2013-01.pdf
http://www.wpbeekeepers.org/quickstrp110911.pdf
http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef608.asp
Colony Collapse Disorder -- General -- References
http://e360.yale.edu/feature/declining_bee_populations_pose_a_threat_to_global_agriculture/2645/
http://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL33938.pdf
http://pollinator.org/list_of_pollinated_food.htm
http://www.apidologie.org/articles/apido/full_html/2010/03/m09140/F1.html
http://www.ars.usda.gov/News/docs.htm?docid=15572
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/honeybee-decline/
http://www.ted.com/talks/marla_spivak_why_bees_are_disappearing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqsXc_aefKI
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/bee-disease
https://student.societyforscience.org/article/where-have-all-bees-gone
This is an image of blossoms requiring pollination and was obtained from within our Wix.com account, which is why this hyperlink only goes to the main Wix.com page.
These images show different types of flowers that are particularly attractive to bees and were obtained from within our Wix.com account, which is why this hyperlink only goes to the main Wix.com page. They are displayed in the hexagonal tessalation of a hive.
As previously referenced on this website, pictures in order from left to right come from our bee garden, Scott Bauer at the USDA, James Castner at the University of Florida, and James Graham at the University of Florida.