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The Giant honeybee
Apis dorsata Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

 

Overview Images:
Dorsal View
Lateral View
Abdomen View

 

Diagnostics:

 

Comparative Images:
Dorsal View
Lateral View
Abdomen View

 

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Varroa jacobsoni

 

Useful Web Links:
Overview
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Biology of Varroa mites
Distribution and
Host plants:
  • Occurs from Pakistan in the west, through the Indian subcontinent and Sri Lanka to Indonesia and parts of the Philippines in the east. Its north-south distribution ranges from the southern part of China to Indonesia.
  • Approximately 1,200 species of angiospermic plants are known visited by different Apis species all over the World.
References:
  • Morse, R.A (1970). Annotated bibliography on . International Bee Research Association. Gerrards Ctopss, UK. 25pp.
  • 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.
  • 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.

 

Contacts:
Specimens available at Museum Victoria, Melbourne Australia
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