Apis laboriosa or Himalayan giant honey bee, is the world's largest honey bee; single adults can measure up to 3.0 cm (1.2 in) in length. Before 1980,...

Kush Himalayan range, it is produced by Himalayan giant honey bees (Apis laboriosa). Honey hunting in Nepal has been traditionally performed by the Gurung...

bee); Apis koschevnikovi (Koschevnikov's honey bee); Apis laboriosa (the Himalayan giant honey bee); Apis mellifera (the western honey bee); and Apis nigrocincta...

cavities. Other honey bee species, including the giant honey bees Apis dorsata and Apis laboriosa, generally construct nests consisting of a single comb in open...

western honey bee), Apis cerana, and Apis florea. Apis dorsata belongs to the subgenus Megapis. There are a few hypotheses as to when Apis dorsata diverged...

years in temperate climates. These mites can infest Apis mellifera, the western honey bee, and Apis cerana, the Asian honey bee. Due to very similar physical...

and Pakistan. Their primary hosts are the larva of Apis dorsata and Apis laboriosa, although after Apis mellifera was imported to Asia, they were found to...

honey bee Apis laboriosa Apis mellifera adansonii Apis mellifera artemisia Apis mellifera litorea Apis mellifera pomonella Apis mellifera meda Apis mellifera...

larva of Apis dorsata and Apis laboriosa but can also infect Apis mellifera Varroa destructor, bee mite that attacks honey bees Apis cerana and Apis mellifera...

the surface of the comb. They feed mainly on the foundation wax of Apis laboriosa that attach the comb to rocks. They feed on active beehives without...

highest documented for honeybees, aside from Apis dorsata, Apis laboriosa, and Apis cerana nuluensis, the only Apis species that do not have documented paternity...

gather around cliffs that are home to the world's largest honeybee, Apis laboriosa. As they have for generations, the men come to harvest the Himalayan...

which there are four species, are native to Apis dorsata, Apis laboriosa, and Apis breviligula, but spread to Apis mellifera after they were introduced to...

parasite and scavenger of bee colonies, especially for honeybee colonies, Apis mellifera. The honeybee’s alarm pheromone, especially of European honeybee...

viruses affecting honey bees. While most commonly infecting the honey bee, Apis mellifera, it has also been documented in other bee species, like Bombus...

samples revealed 96% were N. ceranae, 3% had both N. ceranae and N. apis, and 1% had N. apis only. When healthy bees are fed pollen filled with fungicides,...

Nepal and is 3 mm in length. Both species are found in the nests of Apis laboriosa Megabraula antecessor Grimaldi & Underwood, 1986 Megabraula onerosa...

hazardous cliff-climbing to wrest the precious commodity from the nests of Apis laboriosa, the giant Himalayan honeybee. The honey thus collected by the Gurung...

species Apis florea. Recent studies have highlighted notable differences between the bees and have thus separated them into distinct species. Apis andreniformis...

honey bee Apis laboriosa Apis mellifera adansonii Apis mellifera artemisia Apis mellifera litorea Apis mellifera pomonella Apis mellifera meda Apis mellifera...

cliff honey bee Apis laboriosa Hymenoptera tr̀háay kɔ̀ɔy dwarf honey bee Apis florea food Hymenoptera tr̀háay sʔɔ́ɔŋ giant honey bee Apis dorsata food Hymenoptera...

in India; Apis dorsata (Rock bee), the Himalayan species, Apis laboriosa), Apis cerana indica (Indian hive bee), Apis florea (dwarf bee), Apis mellifera...

New Guinea from western honey bee hives. Hosts are primarily Apis dorsata, A. laboriosa and A. breviligula. Includes A. cerana. Delfinado-Baker, M.; Aggarwal...

making use of the attacks of Vespa mandarinia on the hives of Apis dorsata laboriosa. He also saw a honeyguide in the Valley of Flowers which he suggested...