killer bee

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killer bee

A honeybee strain—Apis mellifera scutellata L—from Africa that has certain behaviors with adaptive value in the tropics, including swarming, absconding tendencies, defensive behavior and opportunistic use of resources

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The defensive behaviour of African honeybees is associated with environmental conditions and the provocative factors within the locality [43].

Apis mellifera adansonii Is the Most Defensive Honeybee in Uganda

The causes of swarming may be many but African honeybees strains are known to swarm heavily and abscond in greater frequencies than their European counterparts.

Study on the Beekeeping Situation, the Level of Beekeepers Knowledge Concerning Local Honeybee Subspecies, Their Productive Characteristics, and Behavior in Eastern Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Before the introduction of the African honeybees (Apis mellifera scutellata Lepeletier, 1836) to Brazil, the Brazilian honey production depended of two main collector species: the German bees (A.

Comportamiento defensivo de las abejas africanizadas (Hymenoptera: Apidae) en Dourados-MS, Brasil

"The result was the widespread death of managed African honeybees ...

Competition and collaboration: survival by teamwork

The African honeybees - which can chase a victim half a mile - attacked when Robert disturbed the nest while demolishing a caravan in Okeechobee, 100 miles from Orlando, Florida.

Dad stung to death by 50,000 bees

But a study of the effects of immigrant African honeybees on coffee plantations in Panama has now shown this to be a false assumption.

Coffee growers start to see the bee in new light; RESEARCH: Study throws light on why yields may have declined

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