Mating status of bumblebees, Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) with notes on ambient temperature, age and virginity
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Homing ability of the bumblebee Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
The ability of bumblebees to locate their nest site following artificial displacement was investigated. Bombus terrestris (Hymenoptera: Apidae) workers were marked with numbered tags and displaced up to 15 km from their nest. Bees returned from distances of up to 9.8 km, with the proportion of bees returning declining with distance of the release site from the nest. Bees were slow to return to ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied Entomology and Zoology
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0003-6862,1347-605X
DOI: 10.1303/aez.2010.363