Local honeybee apis mellifera sahariensis is not am subject to biometric study apart from some work carried out on apis mellifera intermissa that remain incomplete koudjil 1990. Pdf morphological study of honeybees apis mellifera from libya. It is closely related to apis mellifera intermissa in the region. Apis mellifera sahariensis is a subspecies of honeybee apis mellifera. Geometric morphometric discrimination of the three african. During the early 1600s it was introduced to north america, with other. Moreover, because of the low density of nectarproducing vegetation around the oases it colonizes, it forages up to five miles, much farther than subspecies from less arid regions. Morphological study of honeybees apis mellifera from libya. We present the complete mitochondrial genome of honey bee subspecies, apis mellifera sahariensis apidae belonging to the african lineage. Microsatellite dna a genetic structure a conservation a. Pdf the first data on hygienic behavior of apis mellifera intermissa.
Population structure of north african honey bees is influenced by. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 4. Apis mellifera is a species of honey bee commonly called the western honey bee or european honey bee. Morphological study of honeybees apis mellifera from libya article pdf available in apidologie 402.
African honeybee dna microsatellite markers apis mellifera intermissa apis mellifera sahariensis genetic diversity. The first data on hygienic behavior of apis mellifera intermissa in algeria. Summarythe removal and grooming behaviour of apis mellifera intermissa against varroa jacobsoni was investigated in tunisia. Atypical viral and parasitic pattern in algerian honey bee subspecies apis mellifera intermissa and a. Its genus name apis is latin for bee, and mellifera means honeybearing. African honeybee subspecies apis mellifera intermissa. Apis mellifera intermissathe native honeybee subspecies of algeria and most of north africa, is distinctly darker with some times light illumination on the tergites. Mellifera edit description apis mellifera intermissa 01, tunisia evans citing smithgarnery et alet al books. Mitochondrial genome of the north african sahara honeybee, apis. Pdf hygienic behavior is considered as an important factor in selection programs of resistance honey bee mite to varroa destructor, the. Geometric morphometric discrimination of the three. Thiamethoxam 32chlorine1, 3thiazole5ylmethyl5methyl1,3,5oxadiazinan4ylidenenitro amine, a systemic insecticide of the group of neonicotinoids with a large spectrum of action at low concentrations. This page was last edited on 25 aprilat buckfast bee carniolan honey bee european dark bee italian bee maltese honey bee africanized bee apis mellifera scutellata honey bee race.
The adaptation of the honeybee apis mellifera capacity to a wide variety of environments has led to the evolution of many subspecies hepburn. Mitochondrial genome of the north african sahara honeybee. Archived from the original on in other projects wikimedia commons wikispecies. Pdf morphometric analysis of apis mellifera sahariensis. Grooming and removal behaviour of apis mellifera intermissa in. Apis mellifera sahariensis, classified by baldensperger, 1932 saharan honey bee the moroccan desert oases of northwest africa. Apis mellifera intermissa, tunisia jpg wikimedia commons. Abstract apis mellifera intermissa is the native honey bee subspecies of algeria, and approximates a position among bee races between. Pdf morphological study of honeybees apis mellifera. Contentsshow geographic distribution the western honey bee is native to europe, asia and africa. Apis mellifera sahariensis is a north african bee subspecies of the species apis mellifera. Atypical viral and parasitic pattern in algerian honey bee.