Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758
Worker
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Social bees
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Catamarca
- Chaco
- Chubut
- Córdoba
- Corrientes
- Entre Ríos
- Formosa
- Jujuy
- La Pampa
- La Rioja
- Mendoza
- Misiones
- Neuquén
- Río Negro
- Salta
- San Juan
- San Luis
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Fe
- Santiago del Estero
- Tucumán
- Uruguay
Other distribution
This species is found worldwide, mainly caused by human activity for commercial purposes
Argentina is the second largest producer of honey in the world, with more than 3,000,000 beehives in the country
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