TY - JOUR
T1 - Introduction and Acceptance of European Queens in Africanized and European Honey Bee (Apis mellifera L.) Colonies
AU - Guzmán-Novoa, Ernesto
AU - Page, Robert E.
AU - Correa-Benitez, Adriana
PY - 1997/9
Y1 - 1997/9
N2 - The acceptance rate of European queens in honey bee colonies was determined. Queens were introduced in 38 Africanized and in 37 European bee colonies. Queen introduction was performed with the traditional Benton mailing-cage method. Queen acceptance in both types of colonies did not differ. 83.8% and 89.4% of the queens were accepted in European and Africanized colonies, respectively. Our results suggest that the acceptance of European queens in Africanized bee colonies should not be an additional problem for North American beekeepers.
AB - The acceptance rate of European queens in honey bee colonies was determined. Queens were introduced in 38 Africanized and in 37 European bee colonies. Queen introduction was performed with the traditional Benton mailing-cage method. Queen acceptance in both types of colonies did not differ. 83.8% and 89.4% of the queens were accepted in European and Africanized colonies, respectively. Our results suggest that the acceptance of European queens in Africanized bee colonies should not be an additional problem for North American beekeepers.
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M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0042230098
SN - 0002-7626
VL - 137
SP - 667
EP - 668
JO - American Bee Journal
JF - American Bee Journal
IS - 9
ER -