Zombie Fly (suggested common name) Apocephalus borealis Brues (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae): EENY605/IN1063, 10/2014

The zombie fly is primarily a parasitoid of bumble bees and wasps in North America. In 2012, Dr. John Hafernik and his colleagus at San Francisco State University discovered that Apocephalus borealis also parasitizes honey bees. Parasitized honey bees show zombie-like behavior by leaving their hives...

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Veröffentlicht in:EDIS (Gainesville, Fla.) Fla.), 2015-05, Vol.2015 (3), p.5
Hauptverfasser: Casuso, Nicole, Mortensen, Ashley N., Ellis, James D.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The zombie fly is primarily a parasitoid of bumble bees and wasps in North America. In 2012, Dr. John Hafernik and his colleagus at San Francisco State University discovered that Apocephalus borealis also parasitizes honey bees. Parasitized honey bees show zombie-like behavior by leaving their hives at night and are often attracted to nearby lights where they show disoriented behavior and die in a few hours. This 5-page fact sheet was written by Nicole A. Casuso, Ashley N. Mortensen, and James D. Ellis, and published by the UF Department of Entomology and Nematology, October 2014. (Photo: Jessica Andrieux, CC SA-BY 2.5)  EENY605/IN1063: Zombie Fly (suggested common name) Apocephalus borealis Brues (Insecta: Diptera: Phoridae) (ufl.edu)
ISSN:2576-0009
2576-0009
DOI:10.32473/edis-in1063-2014