While additional information is of value in understanding bee diversity, distributions and evolution, we do not need it to begin to take action; we should be focusing on the best ways to help bee species endure rather than attempting to accumulate even more evidence that they are in trouble....
The decline of wild bee populations in North America is worrisome. Honey bee (Apis mellifera) pathogens have been mentioned as one factor that may be implicated in these declines. This review analyses evidence of pathogen spillover fromApis melliferato wild bee species, the mechanisms involved, th...
Decline of 411 bumble bees in northeastern North America, with special focus on Bombus terricola. 412 Biol. Conserv. 217: 437-445.Jacobson MM, Tucker EM, Mathiasson ME, Rehan SM. Decline of bumble bees in northeastern North America, with special focus on Bombus terricola. Biol Conserv. 2018...
However, because some alien invasive species may have both positive and negative effects, there are trade-offs to consider. For example,Patel (2011)reported thatParthenium hysterophorus, anoxious weedfromMexico, now found in America, Asia, Africa, and Australia, can cause allergic respiratory probl...
They’re the only group of bees that produce honey, and in fact, they have a ton of other unique characteristics as well. The speciesApis mellifera,called the Western Honey Bee, is a species bred for commercial use. It’s the most common honey bee in North America....
The honeybee – originally imported to North America from Europe by English colonists in the 17thcentury to pollinate crops in Virginia and Massachusetts – counts wasps and ants among its closest cousins. Like all insects, the honeybee has an exoskeletal body with three parts: the head, thorax ...
Solitary nest-provisioning wasps and bees in North America include species that naturally construct nests within existing cavities, such as hollow plant stems or tunnels left by wood-boring insects. The materials used to construct brood cells within nest cavities and the types of food provisions pro...
The dazzling dominatrix Queen Bee—aka Zazzala of the insect-like world of Korll—forced DC Comics' mightiest superheroes to toil as obedient drones in Justice League of America #23 (1963), by Gardner Fox and Mike Sekowsky. With fluttering Bee-Men at her thrall, the winged Zazzala, weari...
The hidden world of Asian tiger mosquitoes: immature Aedes albopictus (Skuse) dominate in rainwater corrugated extension spouts. The primary sources of Aedes albopictus (Skuse) in its exotic range in North America are artificial containers in backyards, which vary widely in accessibi... U Isik,F...
Though not a native pollen bee in North America, the honey bee, Apis mellifera, is an important pollinator of commercial crops.