Direct introduction of mated and virgin queens using smoke: A method that gives almost 100% acceptance when hives have been queenless for 2 days or more

Journal of Apicultural Research

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 243-250

  Perez Sato, J Antonio ^a,b   Kärcher, Martin H ^a,c   Hughes, William O H ^a,d   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Campus Cordoba ^*  (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera mellifera; Artificial queen cell; Mated queen; Observation hive; Queen balling; Queen introduction; Queen rearing; Virgin queen

Indexed keywords

APIS MELLIFERA; APIS MELLIFERA MELLIFERA;

EID: 57749176395     PISSN: 00218839     EISSN: 20786913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3896/IBRA.1.47.4.02     Document Type: Article

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