The distribution and range expansion of Africanized honey bees (<i>Apis mellifera</i>) in the state of Yucatan, Mexico

Quezada‐Euán, José Javier G.; Echazarreta, Carlos M.; Paxton, Robert J.

doi:10.1080/00218839.1996.11100917

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“…Since 1986, African matrilines have probably entered apiaries via the capture of feral swarms by the beekeepers or by takeover of weak or queenless European colonies by African swarms, as reported elsewhere (Vergara et al 1993;Quezada-Euán et al 1996;Clarke et al 2001;Collet et al 2006). Notoriously, European matrilines are still found in high frequencies even in the most Africanized areas (up to 30 %) of the tropical Gulf coast and Yucatan Peninsula.…”

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Stock composition of northern neotropical honey bees: mitotype and morphotype diversity in Mexico (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

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-The stock of honey bees in the northern neotropics is likely a composite of European and African lineages, but the genetic makeup of most populations in this region has remained unstudied. We analyzed the genetic composition of honey bees across temperate and tropical regions of Mexico using mitochondrial and morphometric analyses. The results showed that honey bees from Mexico are descendent almost in similar proportion from matrilines of African and European origins. However, morphometrics indicate that most colonies are the result of extensive introgressive hybridization with Africanized bees. While large-scale displacement of European honey bees seems to have occurred in the tropical regions, higher frequencies of colonies with a mixed range of AfricanEuropean markers were identified in the temperate areas. Our results suggest that the outcome of the hybridization between Africanized and European honey bees in Mexico has been significantly associated with climate.Apis mellifera / Africanization / introgressive hybridization / mtDNA / morphometrics

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Stock composition of northern neotropical honey bees: mitotype and morphotype diversity in Mexico (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

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“…On a ainsi une meilleure explication de la composition génétique actuelle des abeilles sauvages africanisées du sud-ouest du Mexique. [24,26]. Il n'est pourtant pas clair que la forte densité d'abeilles européennes élevées au Yucatan ait eu une influence génétique sur la population sauvage récemment établie et censée être principalement africanisée [22,29].…”

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“…The diverse arrangement of morphotyes [26], mitotypes [29] and behaviour [25] provides evidence of an extensive process of hybridization in the Yucatecan-managed population.…”

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“…A long-term population analysis of honeybees from Yucatan included samples collected annually between 1988 and 1998 from both feral and managed colonies (see [26]). Fifteen localities were routinely sampled every year.…”

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“…Africanized feral honeybees (descendants of A. m. scutellata) were first reported in the Yucatan Peninsula in 1987 [26]. Populations of these bees spread throughout the American tropics.…”

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Hybridization between European and Africanized honeybees in tropical Yucatan, Mexico. II. Morphometric, allozymic and mitochondrial DNA variability in feral colonies

Quezada-Euáun

2000

Apidologie

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directly from the United States in the form of queen breeding stock, mostly consisting of the east-European subspecies A. m. caucasica and A. m. ligustica [1]. Fifty years later, a prosperous beekeeping industry had developed in this region of Mexico, with INTRODUCTIONIn contrast to other parts of Mexico, the European honey bees, Apis mellifera L., were not imported into Yucatan until the early 1900s. These bees were introduced

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Density of wild honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies worldwide

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Ratnieks

2023

Ecology and Evolution

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The western honey bee, Apis mellifera, lives worldwide in approximately 102 million managed hives but also wild throughout much of its native and introduced range. Despite the global importance of A. mellifera as a crop pollinator, wild colonies have received comparatively little attention in the scientific literature and basic information regarding their density and abundance is scattered. Here, we review 40 studies that have quantified wild colony density directly (n = 33) or indirectly using genetic markers (n = 7) and analyse data from 41 locations worldwide to identify factors that influence wild colony density. We also compare the density of wild and managed colonies at a regional scale using data on managed colonies from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Wild colony densities varied from 0.1 to 24.2/km2 and were significantly lower in Europe (average of 0.26/km2) than in Northern America (1.4/km2), Oceania (4.4/km2), Latin America (6.7/km2) and Africa (6.8/km2). Regional differences were not significant after controlling for both temperature and survey area, suggesting that cooler climates and larger survey areas may be responsible for the low densities reported in Europe. Managed colony densities were 2.2/km2 in Asia, 1.2/km2 in Europe, 0.2/km2, in Northern America, 0.2/km2 in Oceania, 0.5/km2 in Latin America and 1/km2 in Africa. Wild colony densities exceeded those of managed colonies in all regions except Europe and Asia. Overall, there were estimated to be between two and three times as many wild colonies as managed worldwide. More wild colony surveys, particularly in Asia and South America, are needed to assess the relative density of wild and managed colonies at smaller spatial scales.

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The distribution and range expansion of Africanized honey bees (Apis mellifera) in the state of Yucatan, Mexico

Cited by 29 publications

References 22 publications

Stock composition of northern neotropical honey bees: mitotype and morphotype diversity in Mexico (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Stock composition of northern neotropical honey bees: mitotype and morphotype diversity in Mexico (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Hybridization between European and Africanized honeybees in tropical Yucatan, Mexico. II. Morphometric, allozymic and mitochondrial DNA variability in feral colonies

Density of wild honey bee, Apis mellifera, colonies worldwide

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