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. 2012 Dec 14;7(12):e52217. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052217

Table 1. Worker reproductive parasitism in eusocial species.

Eusocial species Type of WRP Rate of WRPa Reference
Honey bees
Apis cerana Intercolony parasitism in hopelessly queenless colonies 5.5% [8]
Apis florea Intercolony parasitism in hopelessly queenless colonies 22.5% [6]
Apis mellifera Intercolony parasitism in hopelessly queenless colonies 7.7% [9]
Apis mellifera capensis Intercolony parasitism in queenright colonies 6.4%b [7]
Sweat bees
Lasioglossum malachurum Intercolony parasitism in queenright colonies ?c [10]
Stingless bees
Melipona scutellaris Intergenerational parasitism in queenright colonies 18.5% [12]
Bumble bees
Bombus deuteronymus Intercolony parasitism in queenright colonies 6.7% [15]
Bombus occidentalis Intercolony parasitism in queenright colonies ?d [13]
Bombus terrestris Intercolony parasitism in queenright colonies 2.1% [14]
Vespine wasps
Vespula consobrina Interspecific parasitism in Vespula atropilosa colonies ? [16]

WRP, worker reproductive parasitism; ?, unknown.

a

In terms of proportion of parasite-worker-derived males.

b

These are queens and not males due to thelytokous parthenogenesis [7]. Parasite workers also invade colonies of the subspecies Apis mellifera scutellata, causing the death of the host colonies [4], [5].

c

These are queens and not males due to worker mating [10].

d

WRP has not yet been formally shown in this species but is likely to occur [13].