Comparison of the effects of two kinds of commercially available pollen on colony development and queen production in the bumble bee Bombus terrestris L (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Apidologie

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 133-144

  Ribeiro, M F ^a   Duchateau, M J ^a   Velthuis, Hhw ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bombus terrestris; Bumble bee; Nutritive value; Pollen; Queen production

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012544392     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:19960302     Document Type: Review

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