Quiz 2021 EAS T/F

1. SHB larvae pupate in the soil, therefore cold soil temperatures can significantly delay adult emergence. T or F

2. SHB populations can increase dramatically when a colony is fed pollen patties because the protein facilitates larval development. T or F

3. A high level of juvenille hormone in the presence of ecdysone will result in a molt from a larval stage to a pupal stage. T or F

4. Apis dorsata is a giant cavity nesting bee species. T or F

5. Honey bees have monochromatic vision. T or F

6. If a colony is starving, feed it. T or F

7. If there is more than 32 g of glucose per 100 g of honey the honey will not crystallize. T or F

8. Drone antennae have a smaller surface area than worker bee antennae. T or F

9. The mandibles of the queen are used mainly for getting out of the queen cell. T or F

10. Maples provide an important early pollen source to start egg laying within the colony in the early spring – late winter. T or F

11. Bumble bees are a type of honey bee. T or F

12. All fertilized eggs become females. T or F

13. The best time to raise queens is during swarm season. T or F

14. What are the Bee benefits to humans?

15. Who was the early American commercial beekeeper who invented the modern bee smoker?