Abstract

Computer-based methods help beekeepers and scientists in apidology and bee research. Using software Optika Vision Pro in this study, three body morphological characteristics has been applied to honeybees’ drones (Apis mellifera carnica) of different origin in identification of difference among them. All three measured body morphological characteristics (body length, forewing length, and head length) were statistically different between drones originated from colonies with mated queens and drones originated from colonies with unfertilised queen and/or with unfertilised worker bee(s), respectively, thus making them potentially more successful in queen fertilization and secondary colony development and productivity.

Details

Title
Body Characteristic of Drones of Different Origin
Author
Sabo, Rastislav 1 ; Sabová, Lucia 2 ; Galajda, Richard 3 

 Department of Breeding and Diseases of Game, Fish and Bees, Ecology and Cynology 
 Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology 
 Department of Biology and Physiology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, Komenského 73, 041 81 Košice, Slovakia 
Pages
41-45
Publication year
2023
Publication date
2023
Publisher
De Gruyter Poland
ISSN
00155748
e-ISSN
24537837
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3158913092
Copyright
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