BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF FERAL HONEY BEE COLONIES ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND , CALIFORNIA : A SUMMARY

BIOLOGICAL CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF FERAL HONEY BEE COLONIES ON SANTA CRUZ ISLAND , CALIFORNIA : A SUMMARY
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加利福尼亚州圣克鲁斯岛上野蜂群的生物控制和根除:摘要

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2005
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J. Barthell
J. Barthell
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A. Wenner;R. Thorp;J. Barthell

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1880年后,欧洲蜜蜂(Apis mellifera)的野生群体遍布整个圣克鲁斯岛,但从未入侵过其他北方海峡群岛。根据其他外来动物清除计划(例如,牛、羊、猪),我们在1987年10月制定了一项计划,消灭岛上所有的蜜蜂群。该项目经历了四个阶段:1)绘制和消灭该岛东半部的许多殖民地(1988-1993年),2)引入寄生螨作为生物控制(1994-1998年),3)监测剩余蜜蜂活动(1999-2004年),以及4)继续监测和认证蜜蜂的消失(2005-2008年)。2002年8月6日,我们在马坦萨等级的顶部找到了最后一个已知的野生种群,并在2003年3月31日发现了同一个种群的死亡。这些年来,蜜蜂光顾的目标觅食地点的数量稳步下降,最后一次看到蜜蜂光顾牧场总部的迷迭香植物是在2004年8月。我们的结论是,引进的外来欧洲蜜蜂不再存在于圣克鲁斯岛。
After 1880, feral colonies of European honey bees (Apis mellifera) spread over all of Santa Cruz Island, though never invading any of the other northern Channel Islands. In line with other exotic animal removal programs (e.g., cattle, sheep, pigs), we outlined a program in October 1987 to eradicate all honey bee colonies on that island. That project evolved through four phases: 1) mapping and eradication of many colonies on the eastern half of the island (1988–1993), 2) introduction of a parasitic mite as a biological control (1994–1998), 3) monitoring residual honey bee activity (1999–2004), and 4) continued monitoring and certification of honey bee absence (2005–2008). We located the last known feral colony at the top of the Matanza grade on August 6, 2002 and found that same colony dead on March 31, 2003. The number of target foraging sites visited by honey bees declined steadily through the years, with the last visitors seen on rosemary plants at the ranch headquarters in August of 2004. We conclude that the introduced exotic European honey bees no longer exist on Santa Cruz Island.