Bee-hawking by the wasp, Vespa velutina, on the honeybees Apis cerana and A. mellifera
The vespine wasps, Vespa velutina, specialise in hawking honeybee foragers returning to their nests. We studied their behaviour in China using native Apis cerana and introduced A. mellifera colonies. When the wasps are hawking, A. cerana recruits threefold more guard bees to stave off predation than...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Others |
| Language: | English |
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2007
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1011965 |