Foraging in honeybees Apis cerana indica F. and A. dorsata F. (Hymenoptera: Apidae)- activity and weather conditions

摘要

Flight activity of honeybees, Apis arona indlca F. and A. dotsala F. was studied on peach flowers (Prnnus persica Batsch) in relation to some weather factors. Initiation of flight was a function of dual threshold of temperature and light intensity and ces