Cape Honey Bee Apis mellifera capensis Escholtz

Cape honey bees can produce both male and female offspring parthenogenetically. Unlike other African bee races, they are docile, but unlike all other races of honey bees, they are social parasites. Find out why South African beekeepers consider Cape bees a more serious threat than the varroa mite in...

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Main Author: James D. Ellis
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Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2012-01-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119497
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description Cape honey bees can produce both male and female offspring parthenogenetically. Unlike other African bee races, they are docile, but unlike all other races of honey bees, they are social parasites. Find out why South African beekeepers consider Cape bees a more serious threat than the varroa mite in this 4-page fact sheet. Written by James D. Ellis and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2011. EENY-513/IN916: Cape Honey Bee Apis mellifera capensis Escholtz (Hymenoptera: Apidae) (ufl.edu)
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spelling doaj-art-6f70e0e0ddde42da8fe2f3d728454d292025-02-08T06:07:51ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092012-01-0120121Cape Honey Bee Apis mellifera capensis EscholtzJames D. Ellis0University of FloridaCape honey bees can produce both male and female offspring parthenogenetically. Unlike other African bee races, they are docile, but unlike all other races of honey bees, they are social parasites. Find out why South African beekeepers consider Cape bees a more serious threat than the varroa mite in this 4-page fact sheet. Written by James D. Ellis and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, December 2011. EENY-513/IN916: Cape Honey Bee Apis mellifera capensis Escholtz (Hymenoptera: Apidae) (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/119497IN916
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