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Development and Absorption of Eggs in Bumblebees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

John T. Medler
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The eggs of a queen bumblebee are undeveloped when the queen emerges in the spring from winter hibernation. After emergence, the eggs develop while the queen is feeding on available sources of nectar and pollen. It is generally assumed that physiological changes associated with egg development stimulate a queen to search for a nesting place and start a colony. However, there is little information available on the relationship between egg development and the colony-founding behavior of the bumblebee.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 94 , Issue 8 , August 1962 , pp. 825 - 833
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1962

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