It is widely distributed, forming numerous geographical subspecies, and its morphology and living habits vary greatly.In general, the differentiation of type 3 wasps was obvious;The worker bee is 12-14 mm long, and there is no villous zone on the dorsal plate of the 6th ventral node;Midrib of hind wing does not bifurcate;Lip base color;The front wing is 8.0~9.5mm long;The beak is 5.5~7.2mm long.[1]
Life habits
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West bee is in wild, semi wild or domesticated state.In nature, bees live in caves to regenerate the spleen.When the worker bee is fanning at the nest mouth, its head faces inward, playing the role of an air extractor;Male cells protrude and cover flat;It has rubber picking performance.
Subspecies differentiation
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The main western bee subspecies are:Italian beeA.m.ligustrica, A.m.carnicaCaucasian honeybeeA. m. caucasica, A. m. mellifera, A. m. intermessa, A. m. scutellata and A. m. anatoria, etc.
Key values
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Western honeybee is the most common bee species in the world.Western honeybees originated in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Later, they were introduced to all parts of the world due to European immigration and commercial exchanges. In the past three centuries, people have witnessed the introduction of Western honeybees to all habitable continents, and they have become the main breeding and production bee species in the world.About the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, Asian countries successively introduced western honeybees. In the past century, western honeybees have been popularized and expanded in Asia, which has seriously impacted the local honeybees in Asian countries and become the irreplaceable main production bee species in the apiculture industry of various countries.
