A Closer Look
Queen Banks By: Clarence Collison Queen banking is the storage of queens individually in cages and placed in a colony to be cared for…
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A Closer Look
Nestmate Recognition By: Clarence Collison Pheromones are involved in intraspecific chemical communication; however, the glands associated with compounds used in nestmate recognition in honey…
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A Closer Look
Tropilaelaps Mites By: Clarence Collison A potential future threat of the western honey bee (Apis mellifera) in North America are the parasitic mites in the…
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A Closer Look
Honey Bee Races By: Clarence Collison The native range of the honey bee includes the varied habitats of Europe, Africa and the Middle East,…
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A Closer Look
Requeening By: Clarence Collison The honey bee queen, mother of all individuals in the colony, determines the inherited characteristics of the colony. Periodic replacement…
Read MoreA Closer Look: Fat Bodies
Scattered all through the body cavity of the honey bee but especially in the abdomen are irregular masses of a soft, usually white tissue…
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