Honeybee Corbicular Size and Honey Production

Milne, Charles P.; Pries, Karen J.

doi:10.1080/00218839.1984.11100601

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“…These results are in agreement with those reported by MILNE & PRIES (1984) for bees of European race. These investigators observed a significant correlation of honey production to corbicular area (0.575) and tibia length (0.551).…”

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confidence: 83%

“…Thus, as the increasing quantity of pollen collected is significantly correlated to the queen's ovipositing rate (CALE, 1967) and with brood area (TODD & REED, 1970), these hives would turn out more populous. As there is also a positive correlation between the size of the population of a hive and its honey production (HARBO, 1986), it is possible that the explanation for the correlation detected here is, indeed, the one proposed by MILNE & PRIES (1984).…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 54%

“…Yet MILNE & PRIES (1984) have obtained a significant correlation between pupal weight and honey production (0.603). Such discrepancy in the results referring to pupal weight may be associated to the morphometric differences observable between Africanized bees and the European bees studied by MILNE & PRIES (1984).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The corbicula -area where worker bees carry pollen to the colony -is related to their capacity of carrying greater quantities of pollen (MILNE & PRIES, 1984, 1986. Pollen, which is the chief source of protein for bees, is indispensable for the development of the colony.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, they warn that traits must present a very high correlation and inheritability, if indirect selection is to be feasible. Several traits have already been studied with this objective, some morphological, some behavioral, among which we can quote corbicular area (MILNE & PRIES, 1984); hoarding behavior (MILNE, 1980a), worker bee longevity (MILNE, 1980b) and pupal weight (MILNE, 1980c).…”

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confidence: 99%

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It is generally accepted that temperate subspecies of honey bees can maintain stable temperatures inside their nests; however, little information is available on the cooling ability of tropical honey bees and the effect of high environmental temperatures on individuals. In this study, we registered temperatures in the brood area of strong-and medium-populated colonies of Africanized honey bees during heatwaves (maximum environmental temperature 44°C) between April and May in the tropical Yucatán Peninsula of México. To evaluate the effect on colonies, we compared the body size of workers produced under high temperatures in the field and siblings produced at stable 34-35°C laboratory conditions. We found that in the field, temperatures of the brood nest in both types of colony can increase above 36°C during the hottest part of the day, especially in less strong colonies. Workers produced in the field were significantly smaller, compared to those reared in the lab at stable temperatures. This is a first study reporting body size reduction in honey bees as a consequence of possible thermoregulation disruption during heatwaves. We discuss our results considering potential effects of heat stress to Africanized honey bee colonies and tropical beekeeping.

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Honeybee Corbicular Size and Honey Production

Cited by 25 publications

References 10 publications

Correlation between honey production and some morphological traits in africanized honey bees (Apis melifera)

Correlation between honey production and some morphological traits in africanized honey bees (Apis melifera)

Isometric worker size variation in relation to individual foraging preference and seasonal colony growth in stingless bees

Intranidal temperature and body size of Africanized honey bees under heatwaves (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

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