Impact of Thiamethoxam on Honey Bee Queen (Apis mellifera carnica) Reproductive Morphology and Physiology

2017 ◽  
Vol 99 (3) ◽  
pp. 297-302 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ivana Tlak Gajger ◽  
Martina Sakač ◽  
Aleš Gregorc
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Apis Mellifera Carnica ◽  
Reproductive Morphology ◽  
Honey Bee Queen

Production and transmission of honey bee queen (Apis mellifera L.) mandibular gland pheromone

1991 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 321-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ken Naumann ◽  
Mark L. Winston ◽  
Keith N. Slessor ◽  
Glenn D. Prestwich ◽  
Francis X. Webster
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Mandibular Gland ◽  
Honey Bee Queen

scholarly journals Effect of shipping boxes, attendant bees, and temperature on honey bee queen sperm quality (Apis mellifera)

Apidologie ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 51 (5) ◽  
pp. 724-735
Author(s):  
Andrée Rousseau ◽  
Émile Houle ◽  
Pierre Giovenazzo
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Sperm Quality ◽  
Honey Bee Queen

scholarly journals Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) drone sperm quality in relation to age, genetic line, and time of breeding

2015 ◽  
Vol 147 (6) ◽  
pp. 702-711 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrée Rousseau ◽  
Valérie Fournier ◽  
Pierre Giovenazzo
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Sperm Quality ◽  
Research Centre ◽  
Sperm Viability ◽  
Sperm Number ◽  
Genetic Line ◽  
Semen Volume ◽  
Time Of Breeding ◽  
Honey Bee Queen

AbstractA honey bee (Apis mellifera Linnaeus; Hymenoptera: Apidae) queen’s life expectancy is strongly dependent on the number of sperm she obtains by mating with drones during nuptial flights. Unexplained replacement of queens by the colony and young queens showing sperm depletions have been reported in North America, and reduced drone fertility has been a suspected cause. The aim of this study was to evaluate drone reproductive qualities during the queen-rearing season, from May to August. Drones from two different genetic lines were reared six times during the 2012 beekeeping season at our research centre in Québec (Canada). Semen volume as well as sperm number and viability were assessed at the ages of 14, 21, and 35 days. Results showed (1) a greater proportion of older drones with semen at the tip of the genitalia after eversion; (2) an influence of rearing date on semen production; and (3) no influence of drone genetic line, age or time of breeding on sperm viability. These results highlight the necessity of better understanding drone rearing and how it can be improved to ensure optimum honey-bee queen mating.

scholarly journals The mitochondrial genome of the Carniolan honey bee, Apis mellifera carnica (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae)

2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 3288-3290 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leigh Boardman ◽  
Amin Eimanifar ◽  
Rebecca T. Kimball ◽  
Edward L. Braun ◽  
Stefan Fuchs ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Apis Mellifera ◽  
Mitochondrial Genome ◽  
Honey Bee ◽  
Apis Mellifera Carnica
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