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Ecological research: Long-term studies to gauge effects of invading bees

California Agriculture, 1992
The expected invasion of the United States by Africanized honey bees has inspired long-term studies documenting the ecological importance of native and introduced bees. Baseline data are being gathered to predict the effects of the invasion. Standardized
R Thorp, G Frankie, J Barthell, D Gordon, L Newstrom, T Griswold, J Schmidt, S Thoenes   +7 more
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African Decolonial Theory: A Conversation

Antipode, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
Abstract Antipode has become a key platform for engaging with decolonial and anticolonial scholarship, as well as adjacent fields such as Black geographies, Indigenous studies, Latin American feminism, and work on settler‐colonialism. African reference points in this literature, however, have been far less common, both in the journal and more broadly ...
Patricia Daley, Sabelo J. Ndlovu‐Gatsheni, Wangui Kimari, Franklin Obeng‐Odoom, Sylvia Tamale, Sybille Bauriedl, Sylvia Bawa, Inken Carstensen‐Egwuom, Grace Adeniyi‐Ogunyankin, Yousuf Al‐Bulushi, Stefan Ouma   +10 more
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Colonization history and population differentiation of the Honey Bees (Apis mellifera L.) in Puerto Rico

Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) are the primary commercial pollinators across the world. The subspecies A. m. scutellata originated in Africa and was introduced to the Americas in 1956.
Jenny P. Acevedo‐Gonzalez, Alberto Galindo‐Cardona, Arian Avalos, Charles W. Whitfield, Dania M. Rodriguez, Jose L. Uribe‐Rubio, Tugrul Giray   +6 more
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The Varroa paradox: infestation levels and hygienic behavior in feral scutellata-hybrid and managed Apis mellifera ligustica honey bees

Scientific Reports
The Varroa destructor mite is a parasitic threat to managed and feral honey bee colonies around the world. Beekeepers use miticides to eliminate Varroa in commercial hives, but these chemicals can diminish bee health and increase miticide resistance.
Brandon Mukogawa, J. Nieh
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Variation in honey yield per hive of Africanized bees depending on the introducing time of young queens

, 2016
The objective of this research was to evaluate the honey production per hive and the egg laying rates of queens produced in 2007, 2008 and 2010. Thirty colonies initiated with a queen per colony at each climatic season were used during the three years ...
V. Carbonari, O. Malaspina, V. V. A. Júnior, L. P. Polatto   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Oral administration of phytochemicals protects honey bees against cognitive and motor impairments induced by the insecticide fipronil

PLoS ONE
Pollution produced by exposure to pesticides is a major concern for food security because the negative impacts on pollinators. Fipronil, an insecticide broadly used around the globe has been associated with the ongoing decline of bees.
L. M. García, Valentina Caicedo-Garzón, Andre J Riveros   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Toxicity of glyphosate herbicides formulated for Africanized Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Initially, products based on glyphosate (GLY) were considered non-toxic or slightly toxic to bees. Still, recent research has shown that these products can cause mortality or trigger sublethal effects in these insects.
Lucas Battisti, Michele Potrich, Raiza Abati, Amanda Roberta Sampaio, Gabriela Libardoni, Fabiana Martins Costa-Maia, Elizabete Artus Berté, Claudia Bueno dos Reis Martinez, Silvia Helena Sofia   +8 more
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Bee envenomation induced acute renal failure in an 8 year old child

IMC Journal of Medical Science, 2011
Massive envenomations by bees are capable of causing multiorgandysfunction as a result of direct toxic effects of the largevenom load received.
Farzana Islam, Syed Dawood Md. Taimur, C M Shaheen Kabir   +2 more
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Living with the African Honey Bee

EDIS
African honey bees and European honey bees are the same species of honey bee, but the two are classified as different subspecies or races of honey bee.
James D. Ellis, Mary Bammer
doaj  

The Africanized honey bee: Ahead of schedule

California Agriculture, 1985
Arrival of the often irascible Africanized honey bee in California has been anticipated, but not until the 1990s. The bee and its probable impact on the state are the subject of this article by bee researcher Norman Gary and co-authors.
N Gary, H Daly, S Locke, M Race
openaire   +1 more source