Comparing alternative methods of introducing virgin queens (Apis mellifera) into mating nucleus hives

Apidologie

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 571-576

  Pérez Sato, Juan Antonio ^a   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Mating success; Queen acceptance; Queen cell; Queen introduction; Queen rearing; Virgin queen

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL METHOD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HONEYBEE; MATING BEHAVIOR; NEST; QUEEN; REPRODUCTION; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 33751522360     PISSN: 00448435     EISSN: 12979678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/apido:2006036     Document Type: Article

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