Spatial distribution and nesting biology of colonies of the African honey bee Apis mellifera scutellata (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Botswana, Africa

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 643-652

  McNally, Linda C ^a,b   Schneider, Stanley S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b DAVIDSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera scutellata; brood; combs; nest; nest cavity; nesting biology

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA SCUTELLATA; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 0030485549     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/25.3.643     Document Type: Article

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