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Revised! EENY-429, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by James D. Ellis and Amanda Ellis, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes a subspecies of western honey bee occurring naturally in sub-Saharan Africa that has been introduced into the Americas — distribution, description, life cycle and biology, public risks, economic impact, and management. Includes selected references. Published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, February 2009. Revised November 2009.
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Hepburn HR, Radloff SE. 1998. Honeybees of Africa. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Germany. 370 pp. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-03604-4
O'Malley MK, Ellis JD, Nalen CMZ. (October 2009). Swarm trapping for pest control operators. EDIS. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN785 (23 November 2009).
O'Malley MK, Ellis JD, Neal AS. (December 2007). Bee-proofing for Florida citizens. EDIS. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN741 (17 January 2008). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in741-2007
O'Malley MK, Ellis JD, Neal AS. (December 2007). What to do about African honey bees: A consumer guide. EDIS. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN739 (17 January 2008). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in739-2007
O'Malley MK, Ellis JD, Neal AS. (December 2007). Frequently asked questions about the Africanized honey bee in Florida. EDIS. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN738 (18 January 2008). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in738-2007
O'Malley MK, Ellis JD, Neal AS. (December 2007). African honey bee information for school administrators. EDIS. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN740 (17 January 2008). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in740-2007
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