Histological Structure of The Proventriculus in Pupal and Adult Stages of Queen and Worker Yemen Honey Bee, Apis mellifera jementica, Ruttner | ||||
| Alexandria Journal of Agricultural Sciences | ||||
| Article 3, Volume 61, Issue 1, April 2016, Page 29-36 PDF (4.11 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/alexja.2016.29920 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| D.M. Aljedani,1; R. M. Almehmadi,1; A. A. Al-Ghamdi,2 | ||||
| 1Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences-AL Faisaliah Campus, King Abdul-Aziz University | ||||
| 2Engineer Abdullah Buqshan Chair for Bee Research – College of food and Agriculture Science- King Saud University. Saudi Arabia P.O. Box 19516 Jeddah 21445 | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| This histological study of the proventriculus of the Yemen honey bees, Apis mellifera jementica illustrates the complexity of this structure. It was differences found between queens and workers, as well as between different stages within the same caste. The proventriculus has growth degrees in the different growth stages during metamorphosis. For queens, the first to third day of pupal stage, were studied, whereas virgin worker pupae were observed at days one, four and seven. In addition, queens and workers were examined throughout the adult stage. The results indicated that the proventriculus tissue in the pupal stage is characterized by reformation of the foregut (crop and proventriculus), with the proventriculus gaining spines, teeth and a noticeably thicker chitin layer. The adult stage is characterized by caste-specific tissue changes based on food type. Furthermore, in adults, the proventriculus terminates with four moving, triangularshaped flanges fitted with a number of spines and teeth and covered by a thick layer of chitin. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Apis mellifera jemenatica; Proventriculus; Queen; Worker; histology | ||||
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