Challenge Beekeeping is considered one of most dangerous and high risk agricultural industry to human health.
(OSHA, 2013)
Design Direction
How can we decrease hazard risks associated with a smoker to increase healthy apiculture activity?
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Citations
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Semler-Collery, Axelle, George Hayek, Sophie Ramadier, and Jean-Marc Perone. 2019. “A Case of Conjunctival Bee Sting Injury with Review of the Literature on Ocular Bee Stings.” The American Journal of Case Reports 20 (August): 1284–89. https://doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.917592.
Gage, Stephanie L., Fabiana Ahumada, Angela Rivera, Henry Graham, and Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman. 2018. “Smoke Conditions Affect the Release of the Venom Droplet Accompanying Sting Extension in Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae).” Journal of Insect Science 18 (4): 7. https://doi.org/10.1093/jisesa/iey073.
Kuszewska, Karolina, and Michal Woyciechowski. 2014. “Risky Robbing Is a Job for Short-Lived and Infected Worker Honeybees.” Apidologie 45 (5): 537–44. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-014-0267-4.
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Beekeepers smoker, beekeeper by Juraj Sedlák from the Noun Project
Beehive by Les vieux garçons from the Noun Project
Beekeeper by The Pyramid School from the Noun Project
https://www.perfectbee.com/blog/beekeeping-and-technology
https://honeybeehealthcoalition.org/
https://entomology.ces.ncsu.edu/apiculture/
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apiculture
https://www.beeculture.com/moses-quinby/
https://protect.iu.edu/environmental-health/occupational-safety/beekeeping.html