scholarly journals Living with the African Honey Bee

EDIS ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
James D Ellis ◽  
Mary Christine Bammer
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Behavioral Traits ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
African Honey Bee ◽  
Bee Sting ◽  
Safety Plan ◽  
African Honey Bees

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. African honey bee x European honey bee hybrids present an unpredictable combination of both subspecies‹ behavioral traits. This 4-page fact sheet written by J. D. Ellis and M. Bammer and published by the UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology explains how to “bee-proof” your house and yard and develop a bee safety plan as well as what you can do if you encounter a swarm or a colony of bees and how to treat a bee sting. edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1205

scholarly journals African Honey Bee Information for School Administrators

EDIS ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael K. O'Malley ◽  
James D. Ellis ◽  
Anita S. Neal
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
School Administrators ◽  
Africanized Honey Bees ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
African Honey Bee

ENY-142, a 2-page fact sheet by M. K. O’Malley, J. D. Ellis, and A. S. Neal, provides information about Africanized honey bees (AHB), precautions that can be taken on school grounds, an administrator’s checklist, and additional resources. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2007. ENY-142/IN740: African Honey Bee Information for School Administrators (ufl.edu)

Sporadic food competition with the African honey bee: projected impact on neotropical social bees

1986 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 97-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
David W. Roubik ◽  
J. Enrique Moreno ◽  
Carlos Vergara ◽  
Dieter Wittmann
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Resource Competition ◽  
Food Competition ◽  
Stingless Bee ◽  
Social Bees ◽  
African Honey Bee ◽  
Pollen Species ◽  
African Honey Bees ◽  
Bee Colonies

ABSTRACTBee colonies in lowland forest in Panama were monitored for pollen and nectar harvest, pollen species utilization and nectar quality and quantity per returning forager. Despite sharing most pollen resources and nectar of the same quality with 20 introduced colonies of the African honey bee (Apis mellifera), native stingless bees of 12 species were largely unaffected by its activity. Pollen and nectar harvested by the honey bees were 10–200 times that procured by 17 stingless bee colonies. This discrepancy in total harvest and general lack of competitive effect is explained by a honey bee foraging area over 10 times that of the native bees, and apparent foraging shifts to escape competition with honey bees, thus reduced potential overlap in foraging sites.Seven cases of direct resource competition for pollen or nectar were documented, out of 31 tests. Rare periods of intensive harvest were diminished by competing African honey bees. Such harvest peaks lasted for only a few hours in 13 days of observation. Despite average duration of 4% foraging time for each species, peaks included as much as 51% total harvest. Calculations based upon colony populations, food stores and flight range show that if African honey bees persist at a density of 1 colony per km2, colonies of some stingless bee species may disappear after 10 years. Their chances of escaping food competition by taxonomic specialization on flowers seem slight.

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

1999 ◽  
Vol 22 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-323 ◽  
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.

scholarly journals Keeping Africanized Honey Bees Out of Wildlife Nest Boxes

EDIS ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 2007 (7) ◽  
Author(s):  
William H. Kern, Jr.
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Africanized Honey Bees ◽  
Nest Box ◽  
Africanized Honey Bee ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Nest Boxes

ENY-838, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by William H. Kern, Jr., provides useful information for keeping pests out of bird and mammal nest boxes, especially the Africanized honey bee, which has become established in Florida, and sets up colonies in smaller and lower locations which may displace wildlife that uses these locations as dens. Includes recommendations, what to do if bees have invaded your nest box, and references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, January 2007. ENY-838/IN682: Keeping Africanized Honey Bees Out of Wildlife Nest Boxes (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Choosing the Right Pest Control Operator for Honey Bee Removal: A Consumer Guide

EDIS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael K. O'Malley ◽  
James D. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Pest Control ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Control Operator ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
The Right ◽  
Pest Control Operator

ENY-144, a 6-page illustrated fact sheet by M. K. O’Malley and J. D. Ellis, guides Florida resident in ensuring that the honey bees on his or her property are safely and professionally removed. Includes additional resources of information. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, September 2008. ENY-144/IN771: Choosing the Right Pest Control Operator for Honey Bee Removal: A Consumer Guide (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Minimizing Honey Bee Exposure to Pesticides

EDIS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (1) ◽  
pp. 14
Author(s):  
Amy T. Vu ◽  
J. D. Ellis ◽  
J. Klopchin ◽  
E. Buss ◽  
L. Diepenbrock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Pest Control ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Beneficial Arthropods ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Beneficial Insects ◽  
Pesticide Applicators

To safely solve a pest problem, growers and pesticide applicators must be aware of the potential impacts of some pest-control strategies on bees, other pollinators, and beneficial arthropods. This 14-page fact sheet written by J. D. Ellis, J. Klopchin, E. Buss, and others and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department explains the issue and provides strategies to protect honey bees and other beneficial insects from pesticides. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1027

scholarly journals The gut microbiome defines social group membership in honey bee colonies

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (42) ◽  
pp. eabd3431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cassondra L. Vernier ◽  
Iris M. Chin ◽  
Boahemaa Adu-Oppong ◽  
Joshua J. Krupp ◽  
Joel Levine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Gut Microbiome ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Nestmate Recognition ◽  
Cuticular Hydrocarbon ◽  
Specific Chemical ◽  
Behavioral Traits ◽  
Chemical Signatures ◽  
Nestmate Recognition Cues ◽  
Bee Colonies

In the honey bee, genetically related colony members innately develop colony-specific cuticular hydrocarbon profiles, which serve as pheromonal nestmate recognition cues. Yet, despite high intracolony relatedness, the innate development of colony-specific chemical signatures by individual colony members is largely determined by the colony environment, rather than solely relying on genetic variants shared by nestmates. Therefore, it is puzzling how a nongenic factor could drive the innate development of a quantitative trait that is shared by members of the same colony. Here, we provide one solution to this conundrum by showing that nestmate recognition cues in honey bees are defined, at least in part, by shared characteristics of the gut microbiome across individual colony members. These results illustrate the importance of host-microbiome interactions as a source of variation in animal behavioral traits.

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

EDIS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
James D. Ellis ◽  
Amanda Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Economic Impact ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Apis Mellifera Scutellata ◽  
Africanized Honey Bee ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
African Honey Bee ◽  
Sub Saharan

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 management. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009. Revised November 2009. EENY 429/IN790: African Honey Bee, Africanized Honey Bee, Killer Bee, Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae) (ufl.edu)

scholarly journals Living with African Bees in Florida's Outdoor Workplaces

EDIS ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael K. O'Malley ◽  
James D. Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Honey Bee ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Outdoor Workers ◽  
African Honey Bee

ENY-146, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by M. K. O’Malley and J. D. Ellis, offers African honey bee related recommendations and precautions specific to outdoor workers in Florida. Includes additional resources. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, June 2008. ENY-146/IN783: Living with African Bees in Florida's Outdoor Workplaces (ufl.edu)

How to quantify Varroa destructor in honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) colonies

EDIS ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Cameron Jack ◽  
Nathan Sperry ◽  
Ashley N. Mortensen ◽  
Jamie Ellis
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Honey Bees ◽  
Varroa Destructor ◽  
Fact Sheet ◽  
Bee Colonies

The Varroa destructor mite, a devastating pest of western honey bees, can threaten a honey bee colony’s survival if it is left uncontrolled. This 8-page fact sheet written by Cameron Jack, Nathan Sperry, Ashley N. Mortensen, and Jamie Ellis and published by the UF/IFAS Entomology and Nematology Department explains how to monitor honey bee colonies to ensure that infestations of these destructive pests do not grow to dangerous levels.https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1257

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