PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF AFRICANIZED HONEY BEES IN ARGENTINA
1985; Springer Science+Business Media; Volume: 16; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1051/apido
ISSN1297-9678
AutoresAlfred Dietz, Rayda K. Krell, Frank A. Eischen,
Tópico(s)Plant and animal studies
ResumoThe preliminary results of a survey for Africanized honey bees conducted in 17 provinces of Argentina from January, 1983, to May, 1984, are presented.About 1300 colonies en 120 apiaries were sampled and evaluated with the defensive behavior test.Roadside samples and bees from feral colonies were collected at 392 sites.Morphometric analyses were used to determine the taxonomic status of the collected honey bee samples.Africanized honey bees were collected for the first time in Mendoza and at an altitude of 2000 m near Rodeo, San Juan.Additionally, Africanized honey bees were found in the province of Rio Negro (39°S), the southernmost location ever reported.
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