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Peter Loring Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 19 Apr 2015 08:37:18 -0400
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Apparently, differences have long been observed in the phenomenon of nest takeover. This points again to environmental factors

> There are reports of colonies entering apiaries, clustering on or under a hive, and ultimately invading, replacing the queen of the hive. Such aggressive replacement appears to have been common in some areas (coastal Sao Paulo), rare in others (only one hive in a thousand invaded).

Charles D. Michener (1975) THE BRAZILIAN BEE PROBLEM

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