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Apocephalus borealis is a species of North American parasitoid phorid fly that parasitizes bumblebees, honey bees and paper wasps. These flies are colloquially known as zombie flies and the bees they infect are colloquially known as zombees. The association with honey bees has so far only been documented from California, South Dakota, Oregon, and Washington; elsewhere, they are primarily associated with bumblebees and paper wasps, but most recently this species has changed host and has begun to attack the Western honey bee. A case was confirmed in October 2013 of an infestation of honeybees in Vermont.

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  • Apocephalus borealis
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  • Apocephalus borealis is a species of North American parasitoid phorid fly that parasitizes bumblebees, honey bees and paper wasps. These flies are colloquially known as zombie flies and the bees they infect are colloquially known as zombees. The association with honey bees has so far only been documented from California, South Dakota, Oregon, and Washington; elsewhere, they are primarily associated with bumblebees and paper wasps, but most recently this species has changed host and has begun to attack the Western honey bee. A case was confirmed in October 2013 of an infestation of honeybees in Vermont.
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Familia
  • Phoridae
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  • Diptera
Image caption
  • Adult female A. borealis next to grains of sugar for size comparison, note the ovipositor
Species
  • A. borealis
Genus
  • Apocephalus
binomial authority
  • Brues, 1924
binomial
  • Apocephalus borealis
classis
  • Insecta
Phylum
  • Arthropoda
regnum
  • Animalia
tribus
  • Metopininae
abstract
  • Apocephalus borealis is a species of North American parasitoid phorid fly that parasitizes bumblebees, honey bees and paper wasps. These flies are colloquially known as zombie flies and the bees they infect are colloquially known as zombees. The association with honey bees has so far only been documented from California, South Dakota, Oregon, and Washington; elsewhere, they are primarily associated with bumblebees and paper wasps, but most recently this species has changed host and has begun to attack the Western honey bee. A case was confirmed in October 2013 of an infestation of honeybees in Vermont.
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