The honeybee apis mellifera has major ecological and economic importance. Discrimination of iranian honeybee populations apis. Apis mellifera siciliana, classified by grassi, 1881 sicula is a junior synonym sicilian honey bee from the trapani province and. Acute contact toxicity of six pesticides in honeybees. The honeybee apis mellifera belongs to the hymenoptera insects that live in social groups with a fixed function of individuals including their rotation during the ontogeny of individuals, resulting in a swarm, which works to some extent, as an organism. Apis mellifera meda, apis mellifera carnica and apis cerana f. The genetic diversity of three iranian honey bee populations apis mellifera meda was studied using morphological and microsatellite loci in south iran. It was introduced into homeopathy in 1847 by a new york physician dr. Apis mellifera adansonii is the most defensive honeybee in.
Pdf morphological characteristics of apis mellifera. The western honey bee or european honey bee apis mellifera is the most common of the 712 species of honey bees worldwide. This page was last edited on decemberat apis mellifera intermissa scientific classification kingdom. European honey bee apis mellifera linnaeus and subspecies. There is a high degree of inbreeding or hybridization among all the subspecies of a. Apis mellifera meda o abeja persa clasificada por skorikov, 1829. Pronunciation of apis mellifera scutellata with 1 audio pronunciation, 5 synonyms, 2 meanings, 1 sentence and more for apis mellifera scutellata. Genetic variation in iranian honey bees, apis mellifera meda. Chemical communication in the honeybee apis mellifera l. Apis mellifera in tigray often make their honey from white flower of cactus plant opuntia spp unlike gondar region where apis mellifera use different plants as source of honey. Behavioral defenses of iranian honey bees apis mellifera meda against varroa destructor amir najikhoei 1, cetin firatli 1, sadegh alijani 2, yeliz kasko arici 3, saber khodaie 4 1department of animal science, faculty of agriculture, university of ankara, turkey 2department of animal science, faculty of agriculture, university of tabriz, iran.
For this purpose ten morphological characters and five microsatellite loci were studied. Apis mellifera scutellata is less defensive compared to a. Behavioral defenses of iranian honey bees apis mellifera. Journal of apicultural research and bee world, 464. Apis mellifera is a species of honey bee commonly called the western honey bee or european honey bee. Acute contact toxicity of six pesticides in honeybees apis. The samples were collected from stationary beekeeping sites. It is the workers sterile females that are normally seen. A study on the genetic diversity of the apis mellifera meda population in the south coast of the caspian sea using microsatellite markers. Genetic characterization of apis mellifera macedonica. Sixteen morphometric measurements were made on 20 worker bees each from 5 colonies from 6. Pdf morphometric characterization of iranian apis mellifera meda. Morphological characters of apis mellifera meda sampled from urmia, tehran and tabriz in iran, apis mellifera anatoliaca from kirsehir and beypazari in central anatolia, and apis mellifera caucasica from posof in northeast anatolia were analysed using standard morphometric methods. Identification of differential defense reaction and tactic.
Social living bees have been domesticated to generate bee products in sufficient. Morphometric characterization of iranian apis mellifera meda. Presence of caucasus and iranian race apis mellifera meda in southeast race apis mellifera caucasica which produces more anatolia 4,5, were reported. Apis mellifera intermissa is an african subspecies of the western honey bee. Morphological characteristics of apis mellifera meda hymenoptera. This result is in agreement with that of alemu et al.
The acute oral toxicity of commonly used pesticides in iran, to honeybees apis mellifera meda. The european honey bee or western honey bee apis mellifera is the main species of honey bee. Colony defense of asian apis species is characterized by several distinct behavioral elements, which are absent apis mellifera 2. Apis mellifera macedonica o abeja griega del norte clasificada por ruttner, 1988. European honey bee simple english wikipedia, the free. Discrimination of iranian honeybee populations apis mellifera meda from commercial subspecies of apis mellifera l. Proceedings of the seventh world congress on genetics applied to livestock production, aug. Apis mellifera meda, was first described by skorikov 1929 based on the abdominal sternites shape and tongue length which has similarities with a. Apis mellifera meda este o subspecie din persia a albinei melifere europene apis mellifera. The polish journal of environmental studies, 225, 14571463. The origin of persian honeybee, apis mellifera meda, is in alburz. Introduction vespid hornets are important predators of insects including honey bees.
Pdf microsatellite genetic diversity of apis mellifera. Subspecies of apis mellifera the common names include european or western honey bee. Marcy following the cure of a severely oedematous kidney patient who was prescribed dried and powdered honeybees by a native indian medicine woman. Summarymorphological characters of apis mellifera meda sampled from urmia, tehran and tabriz in iran, apis mellifera anatoliaca from kirsehir and beypazari. The difference in floral sources, in these two localities, might explain the difference in antibacterial effects of apis mellifera tigray white and gondar yellow honeys. However, he later found out that bees do not bear honey, but they actually bear nectar. During the early 1600s it was introduced to north america, with other. The complete mitochondrial genome of the western honey bee subspecies apis mellifera meda was sequenced.
Foraging and pollination activity of apis mellifera. Basiri2 1 isfahan university of technology, isfahan, iran 2 tarbiat modarres university, tehran, iran introduction honey production is one of honey bees most complex behavioral characters that is influenced largely by environment. Online course linkedin learning insights from a college career coach. Dyolf77 and released under the license s stated above. Kept by beekeepers throughout britain in hives, though feral colonies can live for several years in trees. This datasheet includes data on pure apis mellifera scutellata from its native range, but mostly on the invasive polyhybrid between a. In this study, the genetic structure of iranian honey bee apis mellifera meda populations, mainly obtained from all of regions, were investigated at two different mitochondrial regions. Pdf morphological characters of apis mellifera meda sampled from urmia, tehran and tabriz in iran, apis mellifera anatoliaca from kirsehir and.
Morphological characters in honey bee apis mellifera meda m. This mitochondrial genome is 16,248 bp in length, with 37 classical eukaryotic. Part 1 of our uk experiment trying a perone automatic hive mk 1 colmena perone, populated with native black bees apis mellifera mellifera. Antibacterial effects of apis mellifera and stingless bees. Alternatively, you can download the file locally and open with any standalone pdf reader. The species apis mellifera is in the genus apis, of the subfamily apinae, in the family apidae. Larvae in the honey bee colony, larvae are referred to as open. Contentsshow geographic distribution the western honey bee is native to europe, asia and africa. The genus name apis is latin for bee, and mellifera is the latin for honeybearing, referring to the species production of honey like all honey bee species, the western honey bee is eusocial, creating colonies with a single fertile female or queen, many. Genetic variation in iranian honey bees, apis mellifera. The complete mitochondrial genome of apis mellifera meda. Pdf on jul 24, 2010, ataollah rahimi and others published morphological characteristics of apis mellifera meda hymenoptera. Morphometric analysis shows that the subspecies belongs to the oriental branch of the genus apis. European honey bee apis mellifera linnaeus and subspecies insecta.
Subspecies are native to western europe, western asia, or nontropical northern or southern africa. The proboscis extension reflex is a classical behavioral trait used to determine the learning behavior in honeybees to odors. Apis mellifera meda skorikow, 1829 populations using. Acute contact toxicity of six pesticides in honeybees apis mellifera meda in iran.
Circadian and seasonal changes in honeybee apis mellifera worker susceptibility to diazinon, teflubenzuron, pirimicarb, and indoxacarb. In the present research, iranian populations of honeybee apis mellifera were collected from 19 areas in iran. Genetic diversity evaluation of persian honeybees apis. To discuss this or any other aspect of natural beekeep. Apis mellifera intermissa, tunisia jpg wikimedia commons. Heritabilities and correlations for colony traits and morphological characters in honey bee apis mellifera meda. Apis mellifera adansonii, nectar, pollen, allium cepa, pollination, maroua, abstract to evaluate the impact of apis mellifera adansonii hymenoptera. The genus apis is latin for bee, and mellifera comes from greek melli meaning honey and ferre to bear. Apis mellifera intermissathe native honeybee subspecies of algeria and most of north africa, is distinctly darker with some times light illumination on the tergites. Morphometric characterization of iranian apis mellifera. The morphological characters of honeybees have an important role for discriminating honeybee subspecies.
The homeopathic remedy apis mellifica is prepared from the western or european honey bee. Population genetic structure of native iranian population. The acute oral toxicity of commonly used pesticides in. Morphometric analysis resulted in a distinct classification of three investigated populations but showed low diversity among them. Analysis of colony and morphological characters in honey. Apis mellifera meda, defense reaction, vespa orientalis, vespa crabro, skirmish 1. A scientific note on allozyme in persian honey bee apis mellifera meda from the elburz mountains in iran. Apidae 3 laying queen is present in the colony a very helpful tool when inspecting a managed honey bee colony. Pdf evaluation of morphological characteristics of honey. Morphometric characterization of iranian apis mellifera meda, central anatolian apis mellifera anatoliaca and caucasian apis mellifera caucasica honey bee populations. Introduction in africa, there are several races, subspecies, or ecotypes of honeybees apis mellifera l. Pdf the complete mitochondrial genome of apis mellifera. Microsatellite genetic diversity of apis mellifera meda.
In 1758 carolus linnaeus named the bees as apis mellifera. Its genus name apis is latin for bee, and mellifera means honeybearing. Additional mitogenomes from unstudied apis subspecies will promote our understanding of the mitogenome evolution and diversity in apis. A random sample of honey bee workers 400 was taken from 40 colonies in three cities of mazandaran province north of iran. The acute oral toxicity of commonly used pesticides in iran, to honeybees apis mellifera meda farhang rasuli 1, javad nazemi rafie j. Apis mellifera linnaeus hymenoptera, apidae between and. Morphological characteristics of apis mellifera meda. The native distribution of the honeybee apis mellifera includes europe, africa, and the middle east.
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