OSU Honey Bee Lab

These entomological and apicultural fact sheets were originally published by OSU Extension. While they contain an abundance of useful information, certain sections may be in various stages of obsolescence.

Revising these fact sheets will be a priority over the coming months, and updates will be noted next to the original call number.

• Fact Sheet:Africanized honey bee
• Fact Sheet:Answers to 10 questions that growers frequently ask beekeepers
• Fact Sheet:Bee and wasp stings
• Fact Sheet:Bees and beekeeping sources of information and equipment
• Fact Sheet:Carpenter bees
• Fact Sheet:Cicada killer wasp
• Fact Sheet:Controlling tracheal mites in the bee hive
• Fact Sheet:Controlling varroa mites in a bee hive
• Fact Sheet:European hornet
• Fact Sheet:Ground-nesting bees and wasps
• Fact Sheet:Honey bee queen management techniques
• Fact Sheet:Honey bees in house walls
• Fact Sheet:Paper wasps and hornets
• Fact Sheet:Protecting honey bees from pesticides
• Fact Sheet:Recommended chemical control treatments for honey bee diseases and pests
• Fact Sheet:Small Hive Beetles
• Fact Sheet:Some Ohio nectar and pollen producing plants: Both major and minor sources
• Fact Sheet:Wax moth control in bee hives
• Fact Sheet:Yellowjackets