Some Characteristics of Queenbees (Apis mellifera L.) Rearing in Queenright and Queenless Colonies

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Cengiz M. M., Emsen B., Dodoloğlu A.

JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES, cilt.8, sa.6, ss.1083-1085, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 8 Sayı: 6
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF ANIMAL AND VETERINARY ADVANCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1083-1085
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Honey bee, queen rearing, characteristic of queens, queenright and queenless colonies, GRAFTING METHOD
  • Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study was carried out to determine the differences in terms of the rate of accepted larvae, length of sealed queen cell, queen weight at emergence, rate of mating, pre-oviposition period of queen bees in the colonies queenright and queenless in rearing queens. The differences of the rate of accepted larvae among rearing groups were found very significant in the months of June and August (p<0.01) and significant in July (p<0.05). As the season passed, the amount of accepted larvae decreased in both groups. The differences between the values obtained from the colonies queenright (25.13 +/- 0.18 mm) and queenless (30.71 +/- 0.14 mm) in terms of the average length of sealed queen cell were found significant (p<0.01), while those between the values of queen weight at emergence, rate of mating and pre-oviposition period were found insignificant (p>0.05).