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2. Honeybee starvation - Wikipedia

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   Honey bee starvation is a problem for bees and beekeepers.Starvation may be caused by unfavorable weather, disease, long distance transportation or depleting food reserve. Over-harvesting of honey (and the lack of supplemental feeding) is the foremost cause for scarcity as bees are not left with enough of a honey store, though weather, disease, and disturbance can also cause problem

3. Apis cerana japonica - Wikipedia

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   Nest cavity ranges from 10 to 15 liters with a round comb structure that tends to be uneven. A. c. japonica will also dismantle an old hive before moving on to a new one. [4] while western honeybee colonies can have over 50,000 worker bees, a Japanese honeybee colony's maximum number of worker bees is 6,000 to 7,000

4. Small hive beetle - Wikipedia

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   The host has evolved some strategies to cope with the colony damage, such as imprisonment of the invader, patrolling and removal of beetle's eggs. [5] [6] Small hive beetle can cause significant economic loss on bee colony, stored honey and package bee production. [7] Biological control method includes uses of fungi and fire ant.

5. Varroa destructor - Wikipedia

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   Varroa destructor, the Varroa mite, is an external parasitic mite that attacks and feeds on honey bees and is one of the most damaging honey bee pests in the world. [2] [3] A significant mite infestation leads to the death of a honey bee colony, usually in the late autumn through early spring.

6. Brachygastra mellifica - Wikipedia

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   Brachygastra mellifica make paper nests that range in size from 40–50 cm in diameter. These nests are quite full and can house anywhere from 3,500 to 18,700 wasps. [3] The nest begins as a single irregular layer of cells attached to the first layer of carton on a branch. Clumps of cells on the branch are then extended into the first hanging ...

7. Western honey bee - Wikipedia

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   The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The genus name Apis is Latin for 'bee', and mellifera is the Latin for 'honey-bearing' or 'honey-carrying', referring to the species' production of honey.