A Multi-Scale Model of Disease Transfer in Honey Bee Colonies

Inter-colony disease transfer poses a serious hurdle to successfully managing healthy honeybee colonies. In this study, we build a multi-scale model of two interacting honey bee colonies. The model considers the effects of forager and drone drift, guarding behaviour, and resource robbing of dying co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Matthew Betti, Karalyne Shaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-08-01
Series:Insects
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/8/700