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| How did africanized honeybees come about? |
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Definition
| hybridization between african honeybee subspecies and several europeean subspecies |
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| What is the difference between a bee race and a strain? |
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Definition
race: synonym of subspecies
strain: genotype within a subspecies |
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| Where did honeybees originate? |
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Definition
| Asia or Africa (disputed) |
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| Can different races / subspecies mate? |
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| another term for race, often refers to race that evolved in a specific geographic location |
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| How many subspecies of A Mellifera are there? How many are in NA? |
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Definition
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| What subspecies (or races) are found in north america? |
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Definition
German
Carnolian
Caucasian
Italian |
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Term
| What was the first honey bee introduced to north america? |
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Definition
Apis mellifera mellifera
aka German bees |
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Term
| What are the advantages of Apis mellifera mellifera? Disadvantages? |
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Definition
Advantages
-good honeyproducers
-overwinter well
Disadvantages
-highly defensive
-very susceptible to foulbrood |
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| what colour are apis mellifera mellifera |
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| What colour are apis mellifera carnica? |
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Definition
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| Proper name for carnolian bees |
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Definition
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| Where did apis mellifera carnica originate? |
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Definition
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| Advantages of apis mellifera carnica? Disadvantages? |
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Definition
Advantages
-gentle
-overwinter well
-efficient use of food
-disease resistance
-rapid growth in spring
Disadvantages
-high tendency to swarm |
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| Proper name for caucasian bees |
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Definition
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| What colour are apis mellifera caucasica? |
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Definition
| dark with grey body hairs |
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| Where did apis mellifera caucasica originate? |
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Definition
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| Advantages of apis mellifera caucasica? Disadvantages? |
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Definition
Advantages
-calm on the comb
-overwinter well
-efficient use of food reserves
Disadvantages
-robbing behaviour
-excessive use of propolis |
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| What is the proper name for italian bees? |
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| What colour are apis mellifera ligustica? |
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Definition
| yellow-brown with black stripes |
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Term
| What is the most common honeybee race in north america? |
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Definition
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| Advantages of apis mellifera ligustica? Disadvantages? |
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Definition
Advantages
-good honey production
-disease resistance
-good temperament
-low tendency to swarm
-overwinter well
Disadvantages
-inefficient use of food reserves (maintain populated colonies year-round)
-robbing behaviour |
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Term
| Is hygienic behaviour something that is bred into races or strains? |
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Definition
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| What race of bees is primarily associated with africanization of honeybees? |
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Definition
| apis mellifera scutellata |
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Term
| Why are africanized honeybees not desireable? |
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Definition
-highly defensive
-migratory behaviour
-swarming tendency / absconding |
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Term
| What environmental conditions led to the evolution of apis mellifera scutellata and its' traits? |
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Definition
sporadic rains
long dearth periods
open forest
dry hot environment
high levels of predation |
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Term
True or False
Apis mellifera scutellata store large amounts of honey |
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Definition
false
tropical conditions means they don't have to build up stores |
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| Where did africanization of honeybees first occur? |
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Definition
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| Are africanized honeybees smaller or larger than europeean bees? |
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Definition
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| Which type of colony will grow faster, africanized or europeean honeybees? |
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Definition
africanized
queen can lay up to 3000 eggs per day |
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Term
| Africanized honeybees may swarm up to __ times per year |
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Definition
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| Broodnest temperature is kept between ___ and ___ degrees |
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| How does foraging behaviour of africanized bees compare to europeean? |
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Definition
begin foraging at 12-14 days post-emergence
-make many trips per day
europeean not until 14-16d
-make fewer trips but stay out longer |
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Term
True or False
Europeean honey bees can store a larger volume of nectar in their crop than africanized bees |
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Definition
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| Which are more disease-resistant, africanized or europeean honeybees? |
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| What is hygienic behaviour? |
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Definition
| worker bees who are driven to detect and remove diseased/dead brood |
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Definition
| when a swarm of bees penetrate a hive and take over (africanized bees will often do this to europeean colonies) |
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True or False
Number of hives in mexico has decreased since introduction of africanized bees |
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Definition
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| How has death due to stinging been affected in mexico due to africanized honeybees? |
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Definition
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| Can africanized honeybees be used for crop pollination? |
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Definition
| yes but they get stressed more easily when transported |
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