Inter- and intraspecific parasitism in honeybees (Apis mellifera L.): the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray) and the Cape honeybee (A. m. capensis Esch.) [Elektronische Ressource] / von Peter Neumann

“Inter- and intraspecific parasitism in honeybees (Apis mellifera L.): the small hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray) and the Cape honeybee (A. m. capensis Esch.)” H a b i I i t a t i o n s s c h r i f t zur Erlangung des akademischen Grades Dr. rer. nat. habil. vorgelegt der Mathematisch – Naturwissenschaftlich - Technischen Fakultät der Martin-Luther Universität Halle-Wittenberg von Herrn Dr. rer. nat. Peter Neumann Geb. am: 14.12.1967 in: Berlin Gutachter /in 1. Prof. Dr. Robin FA Moritz 2. Prof. Dr. Jürgen Tautz 3. Prof. Dr. Michael P Schwarz Halle (Saale), den 14.07.2004urn:nbn:de:gbv:3-000007748[http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn=nbn%3Ade%3Agbv%3A3-000007748]Contents 1 Introduction 3 2 The small hive beetle (Aethina tumida Murray, Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) 4 2.1 Laboratory rearing of small hive beetles Aethina tumida (Coleoptera, Nitidulidae) 9 2.2 Longevity and reproductive success of Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) fed different natural 11 diets 2.3 The effects of adult small hive beetles, Aethina tumida (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae), on nests and flight 17 activity of Cape and European honey bees (Apis mellifera) 2.4 Behaviour of African and European subspecies of Apis mellifera toward the small hive beetle, Aethina 25 tumida 2.5 Social encapsulation of beetle parasites by Cape honeybee colonies (Apis mellifera capensis Esch.