Reproduction by worker honey bees (Apis mellifera L.)

摘要: Genetic markers were used to study the reproductive behavior of worker honey bees. Five experiments conducted that demonstrate significance reproduction. Biases found in egg-laying success workers belonging different subfamilies within queenless colonies, however, members all laid eggs. These biases probably not a consequence direct competition among subfamily but most likely represent genetic variability for timing onset oviposition. Workers preferentially oviposit drone-sized cells, demonstrating caste-specific adaptation oviposition behavior. Drone brood production is highly synchronous colonies and can result more than 6000 drones before die. reproduce queenright at very low frequency.