COMPARISON OF HONEY PRODUCTION BETWEEN INSTRUMENTTALLY INSEMINATED AND NATURALLY MATED QUEENS IN FIELD COLONIES IN EGYPT | ||||
| Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology | ||||
| Article 12, Volume 34, Issue 7, July 2009, Page 8309-8313 PDF (641.38 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jppp.2009.217239 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| A. M. Abou El-Naga,; A. A. Ghanim; N. K. Basuny | ||||
| Economic Entomology Dept., Faculty of Agric., Mansoura University. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Instrumental insemination had became one of the most important methods for selection and control mating in honey bee. In this field study we compared the honey yields between two groups of honey bee colonies I: 7 colonies with instrumentally inseminated queens, II: 9 colonies with naturally mated queens. The results showed that the I group yield (5.128kg) of honey while the II group yield (4.605kg). Colonies with instrumentally inseminated queens produced (10%) honey more but the differencewas not significant (p=.464). So with regard to the economic value of the (10%) of honey we recommended to use instrumental insemination in colonies used for honey production or at least for breeder queens production. | ||||
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