The Africanized bee, also known as the Africanized honey bee (AHB) and colloquially as the "killer bee", is a hybrid of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera)...
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Cape honey bee (Apis mellifera capensis). This subspecies has been determined to constitute one part of the ancestry of the Africanized bees (also known...
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East, and Africa. Africanized bees are a hybrid strain of A. mellifera that escaped from experiments involving crossing European and African subspecies;...
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determination of bees. The Africanized bee in the western hemisphere is directly descended from 26[citation needed] Tanzanian queen bees (Apis mellifera...
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mellifera). However, the Africanized bee (hybridized with Apis mellifera scutellata) can also be removed safely, relocated, and kept alive. Bee removal professionals...
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although bees do not typically sting while swarming. Africanized bees, a hybrid of the western honey bee and the East African lowland honey bee, are more...
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the early 1850s. Africanized honey bees (known colloquially as "killer bees") are hybrids between European stock and the East African lowland subspecies...
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winter stores, the Africanized bee colonies tend to perish in the winter in higher latitudes.[citation needed] Generally, a weak bee colony will not swarm...
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Look up killer bees in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Killer bees most often refers to Africanized bees, a hybrid of the African honey bee with various...
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A queen bee is typically an adult, mated female (gyne) that lives in a colony or hive of honey bees. With fully developed reproductive organs, the queen...
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Beekeeping (redirect from Bee-keeping)
fork Filtering the honey Bee farming at Home Wooden hives and farmer with packed honey. Africanized bee Bee (mythology) Bee removal Biosecurity Castoreum...
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Glossary of beekeeping (redirect from List of honey bee articles)
Z Africanized bee – a hybrid bee with characteristics unsuitable for beekeeping Apiary – a yard where beehives are kept Apicology – ecology of bees Apiology...
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Western honey bees may become defensive in response to the seasonal arrival of competition from other colonies, particularly Africanized bees which may be...
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the negative consequences of "killer bee" hive maintenance. Further complicating the issue, Africanized honey bees do not visit some flora, such as those...
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honey bee or Cape bee (Apis mellifera capensis) is a southern South African subspecies of the western honey bee. They play a major role in South African agriculture...
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Apis mellifera lamarckii (redirect from Lamarck's honey bee)
Reaction-Based Mitochondrial Genotype Assay for Identification of the Africanized Honey Bee (Hymenoptera: Apidae)". Annals of the Entomological Society of America...
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power struggle. Victoria discovers that the family has been using the Africanized bee strain to improve yields at the winery. Madame Van Bohlen, a strong-willed...
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The African Spelling Bee is an academic spelling competition and consortium held annually across the African continent. Modeled after traditional spelling...
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Colony collapse disorder (redirect from North American bee disappearance of 2007)
worker bees in a honey bee colony disappear, leaving behind a queen, plenty of food, and a few nurse bees to care for the remaining immature bees. While...
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Varroa destructor (redirect from Bee mite)
on honey bees and is one of the most damaging honey bee pests in the world. A significant mite infestation leads to the death of a honey bee colony, usually...
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Apinae (category Bee subfamilies)
basket) bees—bumblebees, honey bees, orchid bees, stingless bees, Africanized bees, and the extinct genus Euglossopteryx. It also includes all but two...
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Perdita meconis (redirect from Mojave poppy bee)
invasive Africanized honey bees pushed the Mojave poppy bee to extirpation in Utah. Africanized bees continue to threaten the remaining Mojave poppy bee colonies...
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The bee-eaters are a group of birds in the family Meropidae, containing three genera and thirty-one species. Most species are found in Africa and Asia...
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List of Apis mellifera subspecies (category Western honey bee breeds)
daughters mated with local European honey bee drones and produced what is now known as the Africanized honey bee in South and North America. The intense...
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Black Economic Empowerment (redirect from Affirmative action in South Africa)
Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) is a policy of the South African government which aims to facilitate broader participation in the economy by black people...
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The little bee-eater (Merops pusillus) is a bird species in the bee-eater family, Meropidae. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa. They should not be confused...
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Elephants and Bees is an organization that uses African bees to reduce the problem of elephants destroying crops on small farms in Africa and Asia. A fence...
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(yellow crazy ant) Aphis spiraecola (Spirea aphid) Apis mellifera (Africanized bee) Argulus japonicus (Japanese fishlouse) Aulacaspis yasumatsui (cycad...
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The African green bee-eater (Merops viridissimus) is a species of bird in the family Meropidae. It is found throughout arid regions of Africa from Senegal...
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