![]() ![]() Some authorities state that due to this species' aggressive behavior toward man and animals, (as reported from South America), bee keeping as we know it today in the United States could become obsolete soon after its introduction. Less than 2 dozen swarms escaped and from these swarms it has spread over an area in South America equal to the continental United States. This honey bee was introduced in 1956 for experimental purposes at Rio Claro, Brazil. adansonii can produce more honey in South America than the European honey bee, and is a more aggressive and productive worker during nectar flows than the other bees found in South America, Wherever this subspecies has been intro- ducted in South America, it has progressively replaced the other honey bees present. INSECTS NOT KNOWN TO OCCUR IN THE UNITED STATES AN AFRICAN HONEY BEE (Apis mellifera adansonii) Latreille Economic Importance: Api_s m. Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs Animal and Plant Health ServiceĬontributing Library: Smithsonian Librariesĭigitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage LibraryĬlick here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Subjects: Beneficial insects Insect pests ![]() Bureau of Entomology and Plant Quarantine United States. ![]() Plant Protection and Quarantine Programs United States. Title: Cooperative economic insect reportĪuthors: United States. Image from page 215 of "Cooperative economic insect report" (1951) ![]()
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