Rearing Drones in Queen Cells of Apis mellifera Honey Bees
We investigated the rearing of drone larvae grafted in queen cells. From the 1200 drone larvae that were grafted during spring and autumn, 875 were accepted (72.9%) and reared as queens. Drone larvae in false queen cells received royal jelly of the same composition and of the same amounts as queen l...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2016-12-01
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| Series: | Journal of Apicultural Science |
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| Online Access: | http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/jas.2016.60.issue-2/jas-2016-0033/jas-2016-0033.xml?format=INT |