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What is the scientific name for Africanized honeybees and can they mate with other honeybees?

April 26, 2017Africanized honeybees Mate scientific

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What is the scientific name for Africanized honeybees and can they mate with other honeybees?

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A. The Africanized Honeybee is a hybrid of a strain of honeybees from Africa, Apis mellifera scutellata, and basicaly any other honeybee that it can mate with and produce viable off-spring. In the United States this could be Apis mellifera ligustica (Italian honeybee), Apis mellifera carnica (Carniolian honeybee), Apis mellifera caucasica (Caucasian honeybee), and Apis mellifera mellifera (Dark honeybee).