Olszewski, K., Dziechciarz, P., Trytek, M., & Borsuk, G. 2022 A scientific note on the strategy of wax collection as rare behavior of Apis mellifera. Apidologie 53:40

Keywords:

ecology

wax

Notes: The collection of available wax by both A. florea>/i> and A. mellifera reduces consumption of energy and honey supplies for the production of wax. The economic balance is believed to determine the collection of wax covers of Ceroplastes sp. soft scale insects by A. mellifera.