Distribution and
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- Found throughout the tropical, sub-tropical and temperate zones of Asia, occurring in the Indian sub-continent and Sri Lanka in the west, through southeast Asia, to Indonesia and the Philippines in the east. Further north, it is found in the southern USSR and China, through the Korean peninsula, to Japan.
- Approximately 1,200 species of angiospermic plants are known visited by different Apis species all over the World.
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References: |
- Akratanakul, P. 1987. Honeybee diseases and enemies in Asia: a practical guide. FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin 68 / 5. FAO: Rome. 51 pp.
- Bailey, L. 1982. A strain of sacbrood virus from Apis cerana. Journal of Invertebrate Pathology 39: 264-265.
- Morse, R.A. and Nowogrodzki, R. (Eds) 1990. Honeybee pests, predators and diseases. 2nd Edition. Comstock Publishing Associates, Cornell Univeristy Press, Ithaca: USA. 474 pp.
- Partap, U. (1999) Conservation of Endangered Himalayan Honeybee, Apis cerana for Crop Pollination. In Asian Bee Journal 1(1): 44-49.
- Verma, L. R.; Partap, U. (1993) The Asian Hive Bee, Apis cerana, as a Pollinator in Vegetable Seed Production. Kathmandu: ICIMOD.
- Wongsiri, S. (1992) Beekeeping Problems in Developing Countries of South-East Asia. In Verma, L. R. (ed) Honeybees in Mountain Agriculture, pp 239-248. New Delhi: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co.
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