Bee eating birds and honey bee predation in Thailand

Bee eating birds and honey bee predation in Thailand

Thailand is home to 12 species of birds whose diet includes large numbers of honey bees. One genus, the bee-eaters (Merops), eat huge numbers of insect pests as well as other small invertebrates. All insectivorous birds consume harmful insects helping to keep pest populations under control in agricu...

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Main Authors: Siriwat Wongsiri, Ratna Thapa, Panuwan Chantawannakul, Thadsanee Chaiyawong, Kumthorn Thirakhupt, Wina Meckvichai
Format: Journal
Published: 2018
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-620232018-09-11T09:21:00Z Bee eating birds and honey bee predation in Thailand Siriwat Wongsiri Ratna Thapa Panuwan Chantawannakul Thadsanee Chaiyawong Kumthorn Thirakhupt Wina Meckvichai Agricultural and Biological Sciences Thailand is home to 12 species of birds whose diet includes large numbers of honey bees. One genus, the bee-eaters (Merops), eat huge numbers of insect pests as well as other small invertebrates. All insectivorous birds consume harmful insects helping to keep pest populations under control in agricultural ecosystems. However, bee-eaters also consume a large number of honey bees, causing direct impact on honey production and queen mating success. These birds are particularly troublesome when introducing Apis mellifera in Thailand. 2018-09-11T09:21:00Z 2018-09-11T09:21:00Z 2005-05-01 Journal 00027626 2-s2.0-18944367318 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=18944367318&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/62023
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
country Thailand
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topic Agricultural and Biological Sciences
spellingShingle Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Siriwat Wongsiri
Ratna Thapa
Panuwan Chantawannakul
Thadsanee Chaiyawong
Kumthorn Thirakhupt
Wina Meckvichai
Bee eating birds and honey bee predation in Thailand
description Thailand is home to 12 species of birds whose diet includes large numbers of honey bees. One genus, the bee-eaters (Merops), eat huge numbers of insect pests as well as other small invertebrates. All insectivorous birds consume harmful insects helping to keep pest populations under control in agricultural ecosystems. However, bee-eaters also consume a large number of honey bees, causing direct impact on honey production and queen mating success. These birds are particularly troublesome when introducing Apis mellifera in Thailand.
format Journal
author Siriwat Wongsiri
Ratna Thapa
Panuwan Chantawannakul
Thadsanee Chaiyawong
Kumthorn Thirakhupt
Wina Meckvichai
author_facet Siriwat Wongsiri
Ratna Thapa
Panuwan Chantawannakul
Thadsanee Chaiyawong
Kumthorn Thirakhupt
Wina Meckvichai
author_sort Siriwat Wongsiri
title Bee eating birds and honey bee predation in Thailand
title_short Bee eating birds and honey bee predation in Thailand
title_full Bee eating birds and honey bee predation in Thailand
title_fullStr Bee eating birds and honey bee predation in Thailand
title_full_unstemmed Bee eating birds and honey bee predation in Thailand
title_sort bee eating birds and honey bee predation in thailand
publishDate 2018
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