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- Title
The Effect of Different Dietary Practices on Workers and Queen Bee Formations in Honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) Larvae.
- Authors
KABAKCI, Dilek; AKDENİZ, Gökhan
- Abstract
Honey bee larvae feed on mandibular and hypopharyngeal gland secretions produced by Apis mellifera L. worker bees.In this study, 1-day-old larvae were transferred to Petri dishes and fed with diets in different sugar ratios. In the larvae fed daily, worker bee survival rate, weight, the number of adult individuals obtained and the probability of obtaining queen bees in individuals fed at different sugar ratios were determined. A 90% rate was achieved in workers who switched to the defecation phase in worker bees. In the queen bee group, a rate of 33% has made the transition to a defecation phase. It has been determined that there is a decrease in the life rate and weight of the larvae with the increase in the sugar content in the honey bee feeding and it is recommended not to feed with a high dose of sugar.
- Subjects
QUEEN honeybees; INSECT larvae; BEE feeding &; feeds; SUGAR; PROBABILITY theory
- Publication
Erzincan University Journal of Science & Technology, 2020, Vol 13, Issue 3, p1104
- ISSN
1307-9085
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18185/erzifbed.726216