Entomology of Beekeeping
Materialy po estestvennoĭ istorii pchely. (Apis mellifera L.) by Call Number: Oversize QL568.A6 K81 +Publication Date: 1900-1905Volume I, 1910: Taxonomy and polymorphism observed in Apis species and other Hymenoptera: Bombus, Vespa, Megachile, and Odynerus. Text includes line drawings of insect anatomy. On back of volume, several enlarged, colored images of histological samples.
Volume II, 1915: Anatomy and physiology of various members of Hymenoptera. Dichotomous key of various Hymenoptera. Some traits are categorized by likelihood of observing polymorphism. Several black and white photos of honeycombs and anatomical features.
Annotated bibliography of Russian and Soviet publications on the bees by Call Number: QL563 .P47 2003Publication Date: 2003This is a useful overview of entomological publications from Russia and the Soviet Union published between 1771-2002. Text excludes mentions of Apis Melifera. Citations and annotations in English with original titles and some text in Russian.
Pchely (Mellifera) by Call Number: Oversize QL568.A6 M83Publication Date: 1875-1876A. P. Fedchenko was an entomologist and explorer, whose travels to the Turkestan Region (in Kazakhstan) yielded a collection of notes and specimens of the local bees. This posthumous publication details the Hymenoptera and Odonata observed in Fedchenko's travels. Species, description of male and female specimens, dates and locations of sightings and illustrations.
