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JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC ENTOMOLOGY
Volume 18, Issue 2, Pages 145-149Publisher
KOREAN SOC APPLIED ENTOMOLOGY
DOI: 10.1016/j.aspen.2014.11.005
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Apis mellifera L.; Diversity of life history; Queen; Worker
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- earmarked fund for the China Agriculture Research System [CARS-45]
- Shandong Province Agricultural Fine Varieties Breeding Projects [2013LZ017-04]
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Queen and worker European honey bees (Apis mellifera L.) have similar growth trends but differ greatly in their morphology, physiology, function and developmental timeline. Here, the life history of queen and worker bees was characterized, and reference pictures are provided. The developmental rate of workers was found to differ as much as 3 days, even if the two types of bees were laid within 12 h of each other. We also present some interesting phenomena with regards to the developmental stages of queen and worker bees. (C) 2014 Korean Society of Applied Entomology, Taiwan Entomological Society and Malaysian Plant Protection Society. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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