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UCR Entomology Bees: AHB Facts
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A to Z Listing. Africanized Honey Bee Information In Brief. Are the same species as the familiar European honey bees (EHB) used to produce honey and pollinate crops, but a different subspecies. They are called Africanized Honey Bees (abbreviated AHB) because they are the result of interbreeding between European bees and bees from Africa inadvertently released in Brazil in the 1950's. They have also been referred to as Killer Bees in the media because of their increased defensive behavior. Honey bees are ...
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UCR Entomology Bees: AHB Spread
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A to Z Listing. The progress of Africanized Bees in the United States (1990-1995). Initial rapid invasion has slowed in the US. This article appeared in slightly different form in. Richard S. Vetter. Dept of Entomology, University of California, Riverside. Arizona Department of Agriculture. The range expansion of the Africanized honey bee (AHB),. Image above is Africanized honey bee workers on comb. Image on left is Closeup of a honey bee stinger. AHB in the United States. During 1991, 13 additional coun...
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Department of Entomology: Links & General Info
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Links and General Info. A to Z Listing. Links and General Info. Current Seminars and Events. Diagnostic and Identification Services. About the UCR Entomology Department. Forms, Links and General Info. Entomology Graduate Student Association. UC Statewide Integrated Pest Management. Current Graduate Student Forms/Links. Graduate Student Academic Appeals Procedure. Change of Major Professor Form. Annual Progress Report Form. Annual Progress Report Form. MS Guidance Committee Form. About the UCR Campus.
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UCR Entomology Bees: Unwanted Honeybees
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A to Z Listing. Dealing with unwanted honey bee colonies. This a fairly common problem with which people contact me. Here I outline the issues and my recommendations for solving the problem. It is divided into parts, as follows. Dealing with bees in the wall or other cavities. Dealing with wasps or other non-honey problems. 1) Are they honey bees? There are a number of insects that people call bees. Some are bees, some are wasps, but many of them are not honey bees, the subject of this page. If you see a...
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UCR Entomology Bees: Frequently Asked Questions
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A to Z Listing. Beekeeping (mostly links elsewhere). Hello, I have a question about bees. When the bees begin to form anew swarm and leave the colony, what chemicals are used for communicating which bees leave? If you know an answer to my question, I would really appreciate it. I was wondering what the behavioral differences were between clustered and swarming bees. Mysterious recurrent swarms of bees around trees at sunset? I want to remove them in as humanely away as possible. They are rather harmless&...
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UCR Entomology Bees: Bee Sting Removal
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A to Z Listing. Speed matters, method doesn't. Expanded from an article published 1996 in The Lancet 348:301-302. P Kirk Visscher, Ph.D. Richard S. Vetter M.S. Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521. Scott Camazine MD Ph.D. Department of Entomology, Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA 16802. These data suggest that advice to patients on the immediate treatment of bee stings should emphasize quick removal, without concern regarding the method of removal. All s...
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UCR Entomology Bees: Honeybee Dance Language
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A to Z Listing. The honey bee dance language. A honey bee worker who has found a rich food source, when she returns to her colony, will perform a dance which contains information about the distance and direction to the food source. A diagram of how direction in the field is represented in the dance in the hive. Articles pertaining to the dance language from the UCR bee lab. Those with links are available here in pdf format. A general review article about the dance language. Camazine, P.K.Visscher...Vissc...
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UCR Entomology Bees: Sinaloa, Mexico Agricultural Impact
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Sinaloa, Mexico Agricultural Impact. A to Z Listing. Sinaloa, Mexico Agricultural Impact. Agricultural Impact of Africanized Honey Bees in Sinaloa, Mexico. This article appeared in slightly different form in. Francis Ratnieks and P. Kirk Visscher Department of Entomology. University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA. Honey bee hives in place for pollination of squash. These bees are kept in extra-large hive bodies, about equivalent to pollination units in California. The information we present belo...
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UCR Entomology Bees: Bee Traps
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A to Z Listing. UC Riverside Take-Out Bee Traps. By P Kirk Visscher. Riverside, California 92521. Straggler" honey bees remaining behind after removal of a swarm are attracted by synthetic bee pheromones. Queen mandibular pheromone. Is more attractive than Nasonov gland pheromone. And a mixture of both pheromone blends is even more attractive. A trap using these baits is simple to produce. Easy to deploy in a variety of situations, and effective. In containing and killing straggler bees. At each site, we...
