Introduced honey bees (Apis mellifera) potentially reduce fitness of cavity-nesting native bees through a male-bias sex ratio, brood mortality and reduced reproduction

Introduced honey bees (Apis mellifera) potentially reduce fitness of cavity-nesting native bees through a male-bias sex ratio, brood mortality and reduced reproduction

IntroductionIn Australia, as well as many other regions of the world, European honey bees Apis mellifera are an introduced species and may harm native bee fauna by competing with them for food resources. Field studies have revealed negative associations between honey bee and native bee abundance, bu...

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Main Authors: Kit Prendergast, Mark V. Murphy, Peter G. Kevan, Zong-Xin Ren, Lynne A. Milne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Bee Science
Subjects:
bee hotels
competition
fitness
introduced species
native bees
pollen
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frbee.2025.1508958/full
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