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Bee Diversity and Current Status of Beekeeping in Japan

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Asian Beekeeping in the 21st Century

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Beekeeping in Japan is not a large industry; however, because of the role as pollinator, beekeeping is considered to be major agriculture sector. Beekeeping in Japan faces many problems as it does in European and North American counties. In this chapter, we will describe such problems focusing on bee diseases and parasites.

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    Mikio Yoshiyama & Kiyoshi Kimura

  2. Biosphere Resource Science and Technology Program, Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan

    Kiyoshi Kimura

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Yoshiyama, M., Kimura, K. (2018). Bee Diversity and Current Status of Beekeeping in Japan. In: Chantawannakul, P., Williams, G., Neumann, P. (eds) Asian Beekeeping in the 21st Century. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8222-1_10

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