Contents

1. Apiculture

1. Introduction to Apiculture

2. Life Cycle of Honeybee

3. Bee Behaviour and Communication (Round Dance and Wag-Tail Dance)

4. Bee Keeping Equipment’s

4.1 Bee Box (Langstroth Type)

4.2 Honey Extractor

4.3 Smoker

4.4 Bee Veil

4.5 Gloves

4.6 Bee Hive Tools

4.7 Bee Brush

4.8 Queen Excluder

4.9 Uncapping Knife

4.10 Wax/Comb Foundation Sheet

4.11 Pollen Trapper

4.12 Overall

5. Bee Keeping and Seasonal Management

5.1 Spring Management

5.2 Summer Management

5.3 Rainy Season Management

5.4 Autumn Management

5.5 Winter Management

6. Bee Products (Composition and Uses)

6.1 Honey

6.2 Bees Wax

6.3 Propolis

6.3 Bee Venom

6.5 Royal Jelly

6.6 Pollen

7. Diseases and Enemies of Bees

7.1 Bee diseases

7.2 Bee Pests - Wax Moth (Greater and Lesser), Wax Beetle

7.3 Bee Predators – Green Bee Eater, King Crow, Wasp, Lizard

8. Bee Pollination and Management of Bee Colonies for Pollination

8.1 Bees as Efficient Pollinators and Natural Pollinators

8.2 Bee Pollination and Field Problems

2. Fisheries

1. Introduction to Fisheries

1.1 Objectives of Fishery

1.2 Types of Fisheries

2. Habit, Habitat and Culture Methods of Following Freshwater Forms

3. Harvesting Methods of Following Marine Forms

3.1 Bombay Duck or Bummalo (Harpodon nehereus)

3.2 Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta)

3.4 Pearl Oyster (Pinctada sp.)

4. Crafts and Gears in Indian Fishery

4.1 Fishing Crafts

4.2 Gears – Gill net, Dol net, Rampani net, Cast net

5. Fishery Byproducts

5.1 Fish Meal

5.2 Fish Flour (Hydrolyzed Protein)

5.3 Liver Oil

5.4 Isinglass

5.5 Fish Glue

5.6 Fish Manure

5.7 Fish Guano

5.8 Fish Fin Soup

6. Fish Preservation Techniques

6.1 Causes of Fish Spoilage

6.2 Methods of Preservation