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The lore of the honey-bee [PDF]
THIS book begins with an entertaining account of the curious beliefs about bees held by the ancients and in the Middle Ages, such as their spontaneous generation from the carcass of an ox, as recorded by Virgil and others, and the government of the colony by the queen and her subordinates. The Lore of the Honey-Bee. By Tickner Edwardes. Pp. xxiv + 281.
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Morphological Comparisons of Adult Worker Bees Developed in Chinese and Italian Honey Bee Combs [PDF]
The size of comb cells is a key factor influencing the body size of honey bee workers. Comb cells and the body size of Chinese honey bee workers are smaller than those of Italian honey bee workers.
Shunhua Yang+6 more
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Honey bee health is a crucial issue that has recently received increased interest from researchers, stakeholders, and citizens [...]
Giovanni Cilia, Antonio Nanetti
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Member states of the European Union are required to ensure the initiation of monitoring programs to verify honey bee exposure to pesticides, where and as appropriate. Based on 620 samples of dead honey bees—42 of pollen, 183 of honey and 32 of vegetables—
Marianna Martinello+5 more
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Mites of the genus Tyrophagus (Acari: Acaridae) are among the most widely distributed mites. The species in this genus cause damage to stored products and crops, and pose a threat to human health. However, the influence of Tyrophagus spp.
Thi-Thu Nguyen+8 more
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A progressive honey bee population decline has been reported worldwide during the last decades, and it could be attributed to several causes, in particular to the presence of pathogens and parasites that can act individually or in synergy.
Fulvio Bordin+8 more
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Navigation by Honey Bees [PDF]
International audience ; Navigation by honey bees refers to the cognitive and behavioral mechanisms bees of the genus Apis use to move between a location and one or multiple goals. These involve the evaluation and integration of direction and distance cues as well as the learning of specific places. For honey bees, goals can be as diverse as the colony
Even, Naïla+4 more
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