Cape (Apis mellifera capensis) and European (Apis mellifera) honey bee guard age and duration of guarding small hive beetles (Aethina tumida)

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 32-34

  Ellis, James D ^a   Holland, Alexandra J ^a   Hepburn, Randall ^a   Neumann, Peter ^b   Elzen, Patti J ^c  

^a RHODES UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITY HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^c U S DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aethina tumida; Age related division of labour; Apis mellifera; Apis mellifera capensis; Cape honey bees; Guard age; Guarding behaviour; Small hive beetle

Indexed keywords

AETHINA; AETHINA TUMIDA; APINAE; APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; COLEOPTERA;

EID: 0042151653     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2003.11101085     Document Type: Article

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