Apiology
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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.
[edit] 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]).
[edit] 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 population genetics and the evolution of complex social behavior at Arizona State University.
- Petro Prokopovych, (1775–1850), Ukrainian beekeeper, founder of commercial beekeeping.
- 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.
- Moses Quinby, (1810-1875), Early American commercial beekeeper. Invented modern bee smoker.
- 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.
