Himalayan Giant Honey Bee, Cliff Honey Bee (suggested common names) Apis laboriosa Smith (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Release Date: 12/3/2025

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in1348-2021

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This publication is EENY-777, one of a series of the Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date August 2021. Revised March 2025. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.

How to Cite

Gregory, M., & Jack, C. (2021). Himalayan Giant Honey Bee, Cliff Honey Bee (suggested common names) Apis laboriosa Smith (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae). EDIS, 2022(1). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in1348-2021

Authors

Michelle Gregory

graduate student (M.S. 2020)

Cameron Jack

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University of Florida

assistant professor, apiculture, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

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