HONEY-BEE QUEEN MANDIBULAR PHEROMONE DOES NOT INCREASE RATE OF SUGAR SYRUP AND POLLEN SUPPLEMENT UPTAKE

Authors
NAUMANN K LAFLAMME PH
Citation
K. Naumann et Ph. Laflamme, HONEY-BEE QUEEN MANDIBULAR PHEROMONE DOES NOT INCREASE RATE OF SUGAR SYRUP AND POLLEN SUPPLEMENT UPTAKE, American bee journal, 133(11), 1993, pp. 797-798
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Agriculture,Entomology
Journal title
American bee journal → ACNP
ISSN journal
00027626
Volume
133
Issue
11
Year of publication
1993
Pages
797 - 798
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7626(1993)133:11<797:HQMPDN>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
We examined whether the addition of synthetic queen mandibular gland p heromone (QMP) to sugar syrup or pollen supplement would increase food uptake by honey bee colonies. The addition of 10 queen equivalents of QMP to 5 L. of syrup, or 1 kg. of pollen supplement, had no significa nt effect on uptake rates.