While they may seem similar, there are many ways to tell the difference between a honeybee and bumble bee. What Do Honeybees and Bumble Bees Look Like? Honeybees are about half an inch long and have hairy bodies with black and yellow bands. On the other hand, while bumble bees have ...
” a honey bee is any bee member of the genusApis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests from wax.”
Bumblebee workers and queens have a stinger, as is the case with honeybees and wasps. Drones cannot sting. The stinger is a weapon for defence. When a bee stings, some venom is injected into the body through the stinger. In humans, this generates a short severe pain that then fades awa...
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Bees and beeproducts as biological indicators of environmental contamination: An economical alternative way of monitoring pollutants Technical systems for monitoring pollutants in larger areas are costly affairs. Biological monitors are proving both effective and economical for estimated... M Voget - 《Toxi...
Honey bee queen health is crucial for colony health and productivity, and pesticides have been previously associated with queen loss and premature supersedure. Prior research has investigated the effects of indirect pesticide exposure on queens via workers, as well as direct effects on queens during ...
Early studies showed that the concentration of nectar does not increase while honey bee foragers transport it from flowers to the hive; rather there may be slight dilution due to the addition of saliva7. However, elimination of excess water can begin during transport to the hive. Aloe great...
The same is true for choicesof a left-right transposition of a floral pattern by bumblebees (Plowright, 1997)sand honeybees (=-=Stach & Giurfa, 2001-=-). The strategy of manipulating testingsconditions following S+ vs. S- learning was also used to address the questionsof recognition of...
The male larvae of the honey bee, drone brood, are also edible insects with great potential. To date, beekeepers have mostly disposed of drone brood as part of measures to control the bee parasite Varroa destructor (varroa mite). However, due to its nutritional composition and appealing ...
Nosema ceranae, a newly introduced parasite of the honey bee,Apis mellifera, is contributing to worldwide colony losses. OtherNosemaspecies, such asN. apis, tend to be associated with increased defecation and spread via a fecal-oral pathway, but becauseN. ceranaedoes not induce defecation, it...