Social encapsulation of beetle parasites by Cape honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera capensis Esch.)

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Neumann, P
Pirk, CWW
Hepburn, HR
Solbrig, AJ
Ratnieks, FLW
Elzen, PJ
Baxter, JR
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[1] Univ Halle Wittenberg, Inst Zool Mol Okol, D-06099 Halle, Germany
[2] Rhodes Univ, Dept Zool & Entomol, ZA-6140 Grahamstown, South Africa
[3] Univ Sheffield, Dept Anim & Plant Sci, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England
[4] USDA, Kika Garza Subtrop Agr Res Ctr, Weslaco, TX 78596 USA
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NATURWISSENSCHAFTEN | 2001年 / 88卷 / 05期
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Worker honeybees (Apis mellifera capensis) encapsulate the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida), a nest parasite, in propolis (tree resin collected by the bees). The encapsulation process lasts 1-4 days and the bees have a sophisticated guarding strategy for limiting the escape of beetles during encapsulation. Some encapsulated beetles died (4.9%) and a few escaped (1.6%). Encapsulation has probably evolved because the small hive beetle cannot easily be killed by the bees due to its hard exoskeleton and defensive behaviour.
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