275474

INFLUENCE OF CERTAIN TYPES OF BEE-STORED POLLEN ON OVARIAN DEVELOPMENT OF HONEY BEE WORKERS UNDER QUEENLESS CONDITIONS

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The effect of seven types of bee-stored pollen (bee bread) from monofloral sources on ovarian development and egg-laying workers formation during queenless condition was studied in the apiary of Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University.  Pollens play an important and main role in the ovaries development of bee workers.  All pollen types under experiment occurred well development in worker ovaries, in comparison with control (undevelopment).  Broad bean pollen gave the highest effect on ovarian development, whereas coriander pollen gave the lowest effect.  Workers fed on broad bean pollen gave the maximum value of ovarian development index (2.5), on the 15th day, followed by canola pollen, the index was 2.55, on the 18th day.  Whereas, all workers fed on each of caper, maize, clover, fennel and coriander pollen gave the maximum value of index (2.45, 2.35, 2.35, 2.05 and 2.05, respectively), on the 21st day.  Appearance of egg-laying workers was sooner in workers fed on broad bean and canola pollen than others, (latency period = 9 days), followed by caper pollen (12 days).  While the latency period was 15 days for workers fed on maize, fennel and clover pollens.  The slowest appearance of egg-laying worker was observed on the 18th day for workers fed on coriander pollen.

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10.21608/ajas.2006.275474

Keywords

Honey bee, laying worker, Ovarian development, Pollen, queenless

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Mohammed

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M. Khodairy

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Plant Protection Department, Faculty of agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut 71516, Egypt.

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Adham

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M. Moustafa

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Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre,Dokki, Giza, Egypt

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37

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4

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38264

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2006-12-01

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2006-01-09

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2006-12-01

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203

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218

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1110-0486

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2356-9840

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62

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Assiut Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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INFLUENCE OF CERTAIN TYPES OF BEE-STORED POLLEN ON OVARIAN DEVELOPMENT OF HONEY BEE WORKERS UNDER QUEENLESS CONDITIONS

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22 Jan 2023