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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2021-08-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/8/700 |