JOURNEYMAN BEEKEEPING EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
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.
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. - ANSWER-True
A beekeeper should work from the down wind side of a bee hive. - ANSWER-False
Varroa mites reproduce 1 less offspring in queen cells - ANSWER-False
Cardo and Lorum - ANSWER-Spines in the back of the mouthpart of the bee. Help
swing the proboscis from underneath its chin.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT
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.
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. - ANSWER-True
A beekeeper should work from the down wind side of a bee hive. - ANSWER-False
Varroa mites reproduce 1 less offspring in queen cells - ANSWER-False
Cardo and Lorum - ANSWER-Spines in the back of the mouthpart of the bee. Help
swing the proboscis from underneath its chin.
