Organisms

Bees

Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most WASPS in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food.

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Abstract

Insect members of the superfamily Apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in North America. They differ from most WASPS in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food.

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Synonyms

12 entry terms
  • Bee
  • Apidae
  • Apis
  • Apis mellifera
  • Apis mellifica
  • European Honey Bee
  • Honey Bee Drone
  • Bee, European Honey
  • Drone, Honey Bee
  • European Honey Bees
  • Honey Bee Drones
  • Honey Bee, European

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

does not include WASPS; for stings, coordinate with INSECT BITES AND STINGS

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.720w.500w.500w.875w.387w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Bees. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D001516. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D001516
  2. Bees. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee
  3. Bees. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7391