Effect of Brood Pheromone on Survival and Nutrient Intake of African Honey Bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) under Controlled Conditions

African honey bees, Apis mellifera scutellata (formerly adsonii) were imported to Brazil in 1956 to introduce a strain of bees with increased honey production which were more suited for the tropical climate.1,2 A year later, 26 African queen bees and their accompanying colonies accidentally escaped.1,2 The African queen bees soon began mating with established European bee races resulting in the hybrid Africanized honey bees.2 Like the pure African bees, the Africanized bees are more defensive with a greater tendency to sting than European bees.3 They respond quickly to the slightest disturbance of their nest and can send out many thousands of bees.

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Description of an Intermorph Between a Worker and Queen in African Honey Bees Apis mellifera scutellata (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Annals of the Entomological Society of America ◽

10.1603/0013-8746(2004)097[1299:doaiba]2.0.co;2 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 97 (6) ◽

pp. 1299-1305 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Gloria DeGrandi-Hoffman ◽

Mona Chambers ◽

Judith E. Hooper ◽

Stanley S. Schneider

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Apis Mellifera Scutellata ◽

African Honey Bees

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Effects of a neonicotinoid pesticide on thermoregulation of African honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata)

Journal of Insect Physiology ◽

10.1016/j.jinsphys.2016.08.010 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 93-94 ◽

pp. 56-63 ◽

Cited By ~ 33

Author(s):

Simone Tosi ◽

Fabien J. Démares ◽

Susan W. Nicolson ◽

Piotr Medrzycki ◽

Christian W.W. Pirk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Apis Mellifera Scutellata ◽

African Honey Bees

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First detailed report of infestation of African honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) in Angola by the bee lice Braula coeca (Diptera: Braulidae)

Journal of Apicultural Research ◽

10.1080/00218839.2018.1552237 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 58 (3) ◽

pp. 430-432

Author(s):

Marisa C. Rodrigues ◽

Filipe A. C. Serrano

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Apis Mellifera Scutellata ◽

Detailed Report ◽

African Honey Bees

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African honey bees (Apis mellifera scutellata) and nosema (Nosema apis) infections

Journal of Apicultural Research ◽

10.1080/00218839.2003.11101080 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 42 (1-2) ◽

pp. 13-15 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Ingemar Fries ◽

Susan B Slemenda ◽

Alexandre da Silva ◽

Norman J Pieniazek

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Nosema Apis ◽

Apis Mellifera Scutellata ◽

African Honey Bees

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Varroa jacobsoni infestation of adult Africanized and Italian honey bees (Apis mellifera) in mixed colonies in Brazil

Genetics and Molecular Biology ◽

10.1590/s1415-47571999000300006 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 22 (3) ◽

pp. 321-323 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Geraldo Moretto ◽

Leonidas João de Mello Jr.

Keyword(s):

Apis Mellifera ◽

Honey Bee ◽

Honey Bees ◽

Mite Infestation ◽

Varroa Jacobsoni ◽

Africanized Honey Bees ◽

African Honey Bees ◽

Africanized Bees ◽

Bee Colonies ◽

Different Levels

Different levels of infestation with the mite Varroa jacobsoni have been observed in the various Apis mellifera races. In general, bees of European races are more susceptible to the mite than African honey bees and their hybrids. In Brazil honey bee colonies are not treated against the mite, though apparently both climate and bee race influence the mite infestation. Six mixed colonies were made with Italian and Africanized honey bees. The percentage infestation by this parasite was found to be significantly lower in adult Africanized (1.69 ± 0.44) than Italian bees (2.79 ± 0.65). This ratio was similar to that found in Mexico, even though the Africanized bees tested there had not been in contact with varroa, compared to more than 20 years of the coexistence in Brazil. However, mean mite infestation in Brazil on both kinds of bees was only about a third of that found in Mexico.

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