Developmental Cycle of the Mandibular Glands of Apis Mellifera Workers 2. Effect of Queenlessness
Abstract
About 300 newly-emerged workers were marked and placed in a queenless nucleus containing 3000–5000 bees. Samples of 3 marked bees were taken at approximately 5-day intervals over a period of 43 days, and their ovaries and mandibular glands examined. Development of the ovaries was detectable from the fifth day of life, and the mandibular gland cells exhibited a greater and more prolonged increase in size than those of workers from a queenright colony. The phase of greatest gland development, between 10 and 25 days of age, coincided with that of greatest ovarian development. © 1985 International Bee Research Association.
How to cite this document
Leonardo, Ana Maria Costa. Developmental Cycle of the Mandibular Glands of Apis Mellifera Workers 2. Effect of Queenlessness. Journal of Apicultural Research, v. 24, n. 2, p. 76-79, 1985. Available at: <http://hdl.handle.net/11449/223878>.
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