Journal of Apicultural Science, 2014 The susceptibility of bee larvae to Ascosphaera apis infestation and the hygienic behaviour of worker bees in relation to A. apis infected and freeze-killed brood were evaluated in three races of bees: Apis mellifera carnica, Apis mellifera caucasica ...
Panasiuk Beata +3 more
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Effect of season and behavioral activity on the hypopharyngeal glands of three honey bee Apis mellifera L. races under stressful climatic conditions of central Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2019 Honey production gains are needed to deal with high demand in Saudi Arabia. The honey bee races are facing stressful hot-arid weather conditions that can affect different aspects of physiology and behavior.
Hussain Ali +5 more
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Agriculture, 2023 Among the honeybee subspecies, Polish beekeepers most commonly rear three of them, i.e., Apis mellifera carnica, A. m. mellifera and A. m. caucasica. They differ in morphological and physiological features.
Przemysław Grodzicki +3 more
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Identification of africanized honey bee (Hymenoptera: apidae) mitochondrial DNA: validation of a rapid polymerase chain reaction-based assay [PDF]
, 2003 Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-ampliÞed mitochondrialDNA(mtDNA)assays have been used in studies of the Africanization process in neotropical feral and managed honey bee populations.
Coulson, Robert N. +5 more
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In Search of Apis mellifera pomonella in Kazakhstan
Life, 2023 Apis mellifera pomonella is one of two subspecies that represent the eastern limits of honey bee (Apis mellifera) distribution, and it is important to understand its biogeography and evolution. Despite this, A. m. pomonella was not investigated after its
Kamshat Temirbayeva +4 more
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First record of Neocypholaelaps apicola from beehives in Hungary (Acari: Mesostigmata: Ameroseiidae): re-description and DNA barcoding [PDF]
, 2015 Following the first incident in Belgium, the second European record of the honeybee hive inhabiting mite, Neocypholaelaps apicola Delfinado-Baker et Baker, 1983, is presented from Budapest, Hungary.
Bozsik, Gábor +3 more
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Juvenile hormone promotes flight activity in drones (Apis mellifera carnica) [PDF]
Apidologie, 1997 Afin de verifier l'hypothese selon laquelle l'hormone juvenile (JH) stimule l'activite de vol chez les abeilles en general, des mâles âges de 2 a 5 jours ont recu une application de 5 ou de 10 μg de JH III. Les mâles ont ete marques a l'emergence et introduits dans des ruchettes de Kirchhain au sein de petites colonies (2 000 ouvrieres et une reine). L'
S. de Oliveira Tozetto +2 more
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High sample throughput genotyping for estimating C-lineage introgression in the dark honeybee: an accurate and cost-effective SNP-based tool [PDF]
, 2018 The natural distribution of the honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) has been changed by humans in recent decades to such an extent that the formerly widest-spread European subspecies, Apis mellifera mellifera, is threatened by extinction through introgression
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Body Characteristic of Drones of Different Origin
Folia Veterinaria, 2023 Computer-based methods help beekeepers and scientists in apidology and bee research. Using software Optika Vision Pro in this study, three body morphological characteristics has been applied to honeybees’ drones (Apis mellifera carnica) of different ...
Sabo Rastislav +2 more
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Getting more than a fair share: nutrition of worker larvae related to social parasitism in the Cape honey bee Apis mellifera capensis [PDF]
, 2002 Besides activation of ovaries and thelytokous reproduction of Cape workers, larval nutrition is an important aspect in parasitism of the African honey bee.
Allsopp, M.H. +3 more
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