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Africanized bees extend their distribution in California.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2018
Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera) arrived in the western hemisphere in the 1950s and quickly spread north reaching California in the 1990s. These bees are highly defensive and somewhat more difficult to manage for commercial purposes than the ...
Wei Lin   +3 more
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How Africanized honey bees will affect California agriculture

open access: yesCalifornia Agriculture, 1992
Africanized honey bees are expected to invade Southern California within the next 3 years. How far they will spread and how they will affect the agriculture of this state are of great concern. This article discusses the origins, current
Robert Page
doaj   +3 more sources

African Honey Bee, Africanized Honey Bee, Killer Bee, Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)

open access: yesEDIS, 2009
Revised! EENY-429, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by James D. Ellis and Amanda Ellis, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes a subspecies of western honey bee occurring naturally in sub-Saharan Africa that has been introduced into the Americas — distribution, description, life cycle and biology, public risks, economic impact, and ...
James D. Ellis, Amanda Ellis
openaire   +6 more sources

Occurrence of the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida) in Melipona rufiventris colonies in Brazil

open access: yesSociobiology, 2021
Several traits make stingless bees attractive to parasites of honey bee colonies. The small hive beetle (SHB) Aethina tumida, a honey bee colony scavenger/parasite native to sub-Saharan Africa, where is considered only a minor pest, is now present on ...
Sérgio Nogueira Pereira   +4 more
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African Honey Bees [PDF]

open access: yesNature, 1936
SKORIKOW1 has published a map showing the distribution of the three main types of ordinary honey bees, Apis mellifera L., occupying the Palaearctic region, A. indica Fabricius, the Oriental, and A. adansoni, Latreille, the Ethiopian. Madagascar is inhabited by still another form, A. unicolor Latreille.
openaire   +1 more source

Analysis of Africanized honey bee mitochondrial DNA reveals further diversity of origin

open access: yesGenetics and Molecular Biology, 1999
Within the past 40 years, Africanized honey bees spread from Brazil and now occupy most areas habitable by the species Apis mellifera, from Argentina to the southwestern United States.
Walter S. Sheppard   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Black queen cell virus and Nosema ceranae coinfection in Africanized honey bees from southern Brazil

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2020
: Bees are fundamental in several aspects, especially in relation to plant biodiversity and pollination. Recently, immense losses are being faced in the number of Brazilian colonies, mainly in southern states of the country, which has a strong beekeeping
D. B. Chagas   +7 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Nosema ceranae (Microsporidia: Nosematidae) Does Not Cause Collapse of Colonies of Africanized Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Tropical Climate

open access: yesSociobiology, 2020
Nosemosis is an important disease that affects honey bees (Apis mellifera Lineu), caused by obligate intracellular parasites, Nosema  apis  and/or  Nosema  ceranae. Since the initial detection of N. ceranae in A.
Lubiane Guimarães-Cestaro   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Preguntas Frecuentes Acerca de la Abeja Melífera Africanizada en Florida

open access: yesEDIS, 2010
Revised! ENY-140S, a 3-page fact sheet by M. K. O’Malley, J. D. Ellis, P. Herrera, and A. S. Neal, is the Spanish language version of ENY140/IN738 Frequently Asked Questions about the Africanized Honey Bee in Florida.
Michael K. O'Malley   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

Cómo Lidiar con Abejas Africanas: Una Guía Práctica

open access: yesEDIS, 2010
ENY-141S, a 4-page fact sheet by M. K. O’Malley, J. D. Ellis, Pablo Herrera, and A. S. Neal, is the Spanish language version of ENY-141/IN739 What to do about African Honey Bees: A Consumer Guide. It provides information about Africanized honey bees (AHB)
Michael K. O'Malley   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

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