Unprecedented Density and Persistence of Feral Honey Bees in Urban Environments of a Large SE-European City (Belgrade, Serbia)

Unprecedented Density and Persistence of Feral Honey Bees in Urban Environments of a Large SE-European City (Belgrade, Serbia)

It is assumed that wild honey bees have become largely extinct across Europe since the 1980s, following the introduction of exotic ectoparasitic mite (<i>Varroa</i>) and the associated spillover of various pathogens. However, several recent studies reported on unmanaged colonies that sur...

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Main Authors: Jovana Bila Dubaić, Slađan Simonović, Milan Plećaš, Ljubiša Stanisavljević, Slobodan Davidović, Marija Tanasković, Aleksandar Ćetković
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-12-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
<i>Apis mellifera</i>
citizen science
feral honey bees
natural selection
unmanaged honey bees
urban environment
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/12/12/1127

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