Feral European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera ) has been identified as a potential nest competitor for Australian hollow nesting species, but few studies have investigated the impact of feral honey bee competition on Threatened species. Our study used data from Glossy Black‐cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus ) nests on Kangaroo Island, monitored and managed over an 11‐year period, and found 12% of nests became occupied by feral honey bees during that period. Our results indicate that feral honey bees were less likely to occupy nest boxes made of PVC (5%) compared with wooden nest boxes (24%) or natural hollows in Eucalyptus trees (14%). The removal of feral honey bee hives from nests is a priority for long‐term conservation of glossy black‐cockatoos on Kangaroo Island. We recommend that PVC nest boxes are chosen for future nesting habitat restoration, due to the more frequent use of wooden nest boxes by feral honey bees.

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与木材巢箱和天然凹穴相比，PVC巢箱被野性蜜蜂占据的风险较小

欧洲野生蜜蜂（Apis mellifera）已被确定为澳大利亚中空筑巢物种的潜在巢竞争者，但是很少有研究调查野生蜜蜂竞争对受威胁物种的影响。我们的研究使用了袋鼠岛上有光泽的黑鹦鹉（Calyptorhynchus lathami halmaturinus）巢的数据，在11年的时间内对其进行了监测和管理，发现在此期间12％的巢被野性蜜蜂占据。我们的结果表明，与桉树的木制巢箱（24％）或天然凹陷相比，野生蜜蜂不太可能占据PVC制成的巢箱（5％）。树木（14％）。从巢中去除野生蜂巢是长期保护袋鼠岛上有光泽的黑鹦鹉的优先事项。由于野生蜜蜂更频繁地使用木制巢箱，因此我们建议选择PVC巢箱用于将来的筑巢栖息地恢复。