Apiology

Apiology (from Greek: api, "bee"; and λόγος, logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of honey bees, a subdiscipline of Melittology, which is itself a branch of entomology. Honey bees are often chosen as a study group to answer questions on the evolution of social systems. All honey bees are highly eusocial.

Related terms

Melittology is the study of all bees, which comprise more than 17,000 species other than honey bees. Apicology is honey bee ecology. Apidology is a variant spelling of apiology used outside of the Western Hemisphere, primarily in Europe (e.g., [1]); it is sometimes used interchangeably with melittology (e.g. [2]).

List of notable Apiologists

• Charles Dadant, (1817-1902), Modernized beekeeping.
• Jan Dzierzon, (1811-1906), Discovered parthenogenesis among bees, proposed first sex determining mechanism for any species.
• Karl von Frisch, (1886-1982), Nobel Prize winner, studied honey bee communication.
• Warwick Estevam Kerr, (b.1922), Studies genetics and sex determination in honey bees. Responsible for introduction of Africanized bees to America.
• Jay Hosler, Professor at Juniata College, Author of the award-winning comic Clan Apis.
• William Kirby, (1759-1850), Author of the first scientific treatise on English bees.
• L. L. Langstroth, (1810-1895), Modernized American beekeeping.
• Martin Lindauer, (b. 1918), studied communication systems in various species of social bees including stingless bees and honey bees.
• Robert E. Page, Jr., Studies populaton genetics and the evolution of complex social behavior at Arizona State University.
• Gene E. Robinson, Studies mechanisms of behavior at the University of Illinois.
• Justin O. Schmidt, Studies bee nutrition, chemical communication, physiology, ecology and behavior. Created Schmidt Sting Pain Index.
• Thomas D. Seeley, Studies group organization using the honey bee as a model system at Cornell University.
• Robert Evans Snodgrass, (1875-1962), Author of one of the first comprehensive books on honey bee anatomy and physiology.
• Mark Winston, Studies pheromones of honey bees and their pests at Simon Fraser University.

See also

• Bee
• Honey bee
• Beekeeping
• Entomology

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