▪ Abstract Division of labor is one of the most basic and widely studied aspects of colony
behavior in social insects. Studies of division of labor are concerned with the integration of …

A comprehensive review of the honeybees of Africa on a subspecies as well as by country
basis. Includes an updated multivariate analysis of the subspecies based on the merger of …

The collapse of the ubiquitous honey bee population during the past 20 years has caused a
pollination vacuum for many crops. Surveys and grower experience indicate that a crisis …

Despite the depiction of nature" red in tooth and claw", cooperation is actually widespread in
the animal kingdom. Various types of cooperative behaviors have been documented in …

Honey bee foragers were tested for their proboscis extension response (PER) to water and
varying solutions of sucrose. Returning pollen and nectar foragers were collected at the …

Personality differences (ie consistent between-individual differences in behaviour) play an
important role in the lives of humans and other animals, influencing both their day-to-day …

Publisher Summary This chapter describes genetic characteristics that are unique to the
hymenoptera, including honeybees, and presents how these characteristics, when …

Darwin1 considered the dramatic differences in morphology and behaviour among sterile
workers, the basis of colony division of labour in the social insects, to be a greater challenge …

Honey bee nutrition is complex and unique and is not analogous to that of other
livestock/animals, where nutritional needs of specific animals are well understood and …

Synthetic queen mandibular gland pheromone (QMP) was applied to honey bee colonies to
test two hypotheses:(i) QMP acts like a primer pheromone in the regulation of age-related …