PREDATORY BEHAVIOUR OF VESPA AURARIA (SMITH) ON HONEY BEES UNDER MID HILL CONDITIONS OF HiMACHAL PRADESH, INDIA

摘要

Predatory behaviour of Vespa auraria was studied in the domesticated apiary. Significantly less (2,49%) predation of V. auraria was recorded in case of Apis cerana as compared to Apis mellifera (69.51%). On an average of V. auraria left the A. ceranahive without bees in 85.92 per cent cases as compared to 11.27 per cent in A. mellifera.