Improved technique for introducing four-day old virgin queens to mating hives that uses artificial and natural queen cells for introduction

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 28-33

  Perez Sato, Juan Antonio ^a   Hughes, William O H ^a   Couvillon, Margaret J ^a   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera mellifera; Artificial queen cell; Queen acceptance; Queen cell; Queen introduction; Queen rearing; Virgin queen

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA MELLIFERA;

EID: 34147125309     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00218839.2007.11101363     Document Type: Article

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