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FIELD STUDIES OF QUEEN HONEY BEES (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) REARED BY SMALL NUMBERS OF CAGED WORKER BEES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 May 2012

Ying-Shin Liu  and
S. C. Jay
Ying-Shin Liu
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
S. C. Jay
Affiliation:
Department of Entomology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg
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Abstract

Queen honey bees were reared in the laboratory in cages by small groups of worker bees; the queens were then introduced to small nuclei to test their acceptance, mating ability, brood patterns, and brood production. Later, certain morphological and anatomical characters were measured. No significant differences in sealed brood, total brood, or in selected morphological characters were found between control queens and those reared in the laboratory. The possible economic aspects of this cage rearing method are discussed.

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The Canadian Entomologist , Volume 107 , Issue 7 , July 1975 , pp. 705 - 709
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Copyright © Entomological Society of Canada 1975

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