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AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 42, Issue -, Pages 266-270Publisher
BLACKWELL PUBLISHING ASIA
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-6055.2003.00356.x
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detection; eradication; quarantine
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Regurgitated pellets were collected from underneath roosts of rainbow bee-eaters in suburban Darwin, Australia, and examined for the presence of wings of honeybees. The proportion of pellets containing wings was compared prior to and after placement or removal of honeybee hives in the vicinity of four roosts. On each occasion, the addition or removal of hives was reflected in proportions of pellets containing wings. The results suggest that examination of pellets beneath bee-eater roosts would be a useful technique for monitoring the occurrence of feral honeybees. Potential uses for this technique in eradication of unwanted bees are discussed.
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