Apis mellifera

3 European honey bee at Tuggeranong DC, ACT

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Identification history

	Apis mellifera	24 May 2021	MichaelBedingfield
	Apis mellifera	23 May 2021	HelenCross

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MichaelBedingfield wrote:

15 Jul 2021

A good example of why the European honey bee is regarded as a pest when it goes feral, taking over tree hollows. The NSW Scientific Committee has listed “Competition from feral honeybees” as a “Key Threatening Process” under the Threatened Species Conservation Act.

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Location information

Maps Lions Youth Haven - Westwood Farm A.C.T.
Places Tuggeranong DC, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
HelenCross Recorded by
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Featured HelenCross Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Bees (Hymenoptera, Apiformes) Insects

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5mm to 12mm Animal size
True Nest present

Species information

Apis mellifera Scientific name
European honey bee Common name
Not Sensitive
Exotic
Major weed or pest
Up to 6069.1m Recorded at altitude
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