Mimicking a honeybee queen?Vespa affinis indosinensis pérez 1910 hunts drones of Apis cerana f. 1793

Hornets (Vespa affinis) flying in a drone congregation area attracted drones of Apis cerana. The drones followed the hornet and were ‘manoeuvred’ towards a leaf or a tree. The hornet then rushed at one of the drones. Many attempts by the hornet to catch a drone were unsuccessful and all drones fled....

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Koeniger, Nikolaus, Koeniger, Gudrun, Mardan, Makhdzir
Format: Article
Published: 1994
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/116629/