Article
Influencing Matings of European Honey Bee Queens in Areas with Africanized Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Journal of Economic Entomology
(1988)
Abstract
Manipulation of the honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) drone population near a mating apiary was investigated as a method for increasing the frequency of European drones that mate with European queens in an area of Africanized honey bees. Thirty percent of the matings were controlled with only four European drone source colonies, and 40% were controlled with seven colonies. If queen producers can tolerate low levels of mismating, they may not have to drastically alter their management practices.
Keywords
- Insecta,
- Apis melifera,
- drone saturation
Disciplines
Publication Date
1988
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Citation Information
Richard L Hellmich, Anita M. Collins, Robert G. Danka and Thomas E. Rinderer. "Influencing Matings of European Honey Bee Queens in Areas with Africanized Honey Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)" Journal of Economic Entomology Vol. 81 Iss. 3 (1988) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/richard_hellmich/111/