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Plant Health - Pest and Diseases Image Library (PaDIL) The Giant honeybee Apis dorsata Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Overview Images:	Dorsal View	Lateral View	Abdomen View
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Comparative Images:	Dorsal View	Lateral View	Abdomen View
PaDIL link:	Varroa jacobsoni
Useful Web Links:	Overview Live Images 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 Contact - InfoZone Exotic Plant Pest Hotline Phone No.: 1800 084 881