EFFECT OF VENOM COLLECTION ON HYGIENIC AND HOARDING BEHAVIOR IN HONEYBEE

Document Type : Research articles.

Authors

1 Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza

2 Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University

Abstract

The present experiment was carried out at the apiary of the Bee Research Dept., Plant
Protection Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Cent., Ministry Agric., Dokki, Giza, Egypt in August 2018
to study the effect of venom collection on hygienic and hoarding behavior in two honeybee
races; i.e., carniolan, A.m. carnica and Italian, A.m. ligustica.
Results indicated that hygienic behavior significantly increased (P <
0.05) after bee venom
collection than before collection in both races and there were insignificant differences
between the two races in all tested intervals. While hoarding behavior significantly decreased
after bee venom collection than before collection in both races and there were insignificant
differences between the two races in all tested intervals.

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Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development
Volume 35, Issue 3
September 2021
Pages 470-477

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