ENTO 320 TAMU - EXAM 1
Apis Dorsata- - ANSWERS--similar in appearance but somewhat
smaller, less hairy
-lower altitudes
-nests usually in trees, may aggregate
-no audible buzz when dancing
Apis Laboriosa- - ANSWERS--slightly larger and hairier
-range confined to mountains: cool and high altitudes (2500-3000m)
-nests on cliff faces
-loud buzz to dance language
Subgenus: Apis: the cavity nesters (2 kinds) - ANSWERS-1. Apis
Cerana - Eastern
2. Apis Mellifera - Western
Subgenus: Apis: the cavity nesters - ANSWERS--nest in cavities with
multiple parallel combs
-workers around 10mm long
-queens and drones up to 2X size of workers
-Apis Mellifera and Apis Cerana can mate but CAN'T produce viable
offspring
,Apis Cerana: Eastern - ANSWERS--smaller than A. Mellifera
-generally form smaller colonies
-abscond (migrate nests) frequently
-traditionally managed in its native range
-can make honey, not as much as western
-mostly in Asian countries
Speciation- - ANSWERS-Act of making new species
Apis Mellifera: Western - ANSWERS--5 geographical races
-28 subspecies (list often updated)
-wide natural range: Asia, Middle East, Africa, and europe
-introduced by humans to Americas, Australia, and East Asia
-NOT native to Americas
-most likely originated from Middle East/Eastern Africa
Why has Apis Mellifera spread so far? - ANSWERS--CAVITY
NESTING
-A. Cerana, most cosmopolitan of the Asian Honey bee
-SIZE
-A. Mellifera tends to be larger than A. Cerana
-A. Mellifera colonies are typically larger as well
-THERMOREGULATION
, -both species have mechanisms for efficiently regulating temperature
(e.g. clustering)
-WINTER BEES
-A. Mellifera workers have distinct, long-living physiologies in the
winter
-TIMING OF SWARMING AND RELATIVE STABILITY
-A. Mellifera times its swarming carefully to coincide with the
emergence of the most forage for reconstruction
-A. Melllifera doesn't abscond as readily as A. Cerana
Apis Behaviors: - ANSWERS-1. dance language
2. nest made of vertical wax comb
3. use of the same cells for brood rearing and resource storage
4. colony level reproduction by swarming
5. workers form clusters
6. thermoregulations of nest
7. progressive provisioning of brood
8. extreme polyandry
1. Dance Language: - ANSWERS-referential communication
-EX: waggle dance
-informs other nest mates about the location (distance & direction) as
well as quality (abundance & sweetness) of a food source.
2. Nest made of vertical wax code: - ANSWERS-
Apis Dorsata- - ANSWERS--similar in appearance but somewhat
smaller, less hairy
-lower altitudes
-nests usually in trees, may aggregate
-no audible buzz when dancing
Apis Laboriosa- - ANSWERS--slightly larger and hairier
-range confined to mountains: cool and high altitudes (2500-3000m)
-nests on cliff faces
-loud buzz to dance language
Subgenus: Apis: the cavity nesters (2 kinds) - ANSWERS-1. Apis
Cerana - Eastern
2. Apis Mellifera - Western
Subgenus: Apis: the cavity nesters - ANSWERS--nest in cavities with
multiple parallel combs
-workers around 10mm long
-queens and drones up to 2X size of workers
-Apis Mellifera and Apis Cerana can mate but CAN'T produce viable
offspring
,Apis Cerana: Eastern - ANSWERS--smaller than A. Mellifera
-generally form smaller colonies
-abscond (migrate nests) frequently
-traditionally managed in its native range
-can make honey, not as much as western
-mostly in Asian countries
Speciation- - ANSWERS-Act of making new species
Apis Mellifera: Western - ANSWERS--5 geographical races
-28 subspecies (list often updated)
-wide natural range: Asia, Middle East, Africa, and europe
-introduced by humans to Americas, Australia, and East Asia
-NOT native to Americas
-most likely originated from Middle East/Eastern Africa
Why has Apis Mellifera spread so far? - ANSWERS--CAVITY
NESTING
-A. Cerana, most cosmopolitan of the Asian Honey bee
-SIZE
-A. Mellifera tends to be larger than A. Cerana
-A. Mellifera colonies are typically larger as well
-THERMOREGULATION
, -both species have mechanisms for efficiently regulating temperature
(e.g. clustering)
-WINTER BEES
-A. Mellifera workers have distinct, long-living physiologies in the
winter
-TIMING OF SWARMING AND RELATIVE STABILITY
-A. Mellifera times its swarming carefully to coincide with the
emergence of the most forage for reconstruction
-A. Melllifera doesn't abscond as readily as A. Cerana
Apis Behaviors: - ANSWERS-1. dance language
2. nest made of vertical wax comb
3. use of the same cells for brood rearing and resource storage
4. colony level reproduction by swarming
5. workers form clusters
6. thermoregulations of nest
7. progressive provisioning of brood
8. extreme polyandry
1. Dance Language: - ANSWERS-referential communication
-EX: waggle dance
-informs other nest mates about the location (distance & direction) as
well as quality (abundance & sweetness) of a food source.
2. Nest made of vertical wax code: - ANSWERS-
