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Dual identity: the ecology and behaviour of the robber fly Mallophora ruficauda, a pest of honeybees and parasitoid of Scarab beetles
(Schweizerbart Science Publishers, 2024-12)Mallophora ruficauda is a dipteran ectoparasitoid and insect predator native to South America, that as an adult feeds mainly on foraging honeybees. Under suitable conditions, population outbreaks can detrimentally impact ... -
Honeybees generalize among pollen scents from plants flowering in the same seasonal period
(The Company of Biologists, 2019-11)When honey bees (Apis mellifera) feed on flowers, they extend their proboscis to absorb the nectar, i.e. they perform the proboscis extension response (PER). The presence of pollen and/or nectar can be associated with ...