Hassan,, R., Khater, A. (2006). INFLUENCE OF Pollen Substitutes ON LONGEVITY AND HYPOPHARYNGEAL GLANDS OF CAGED HONEYBEE WORKERS (Apis mellifera L. ). Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 31(1), 419-427. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2006.235148
R. E. Hassan,; A. M. Khater. "INFLUENCE OF Pollen Substitutes ON LONGEVITY AND HYPOPHARYNGEAL GLANDS OF CAGED HONEYBEE WORKERS (Apis mellifera L. )". Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 31, 1, 2006, 419-427. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2006.235148
Hassan,, R., Khater, A. (2006). 'INFLUENCE OF Pollen Substitutes ON LONGEVITY AND HYPOPHARYNGEAL GLANDS OF CAGED HONEYBEE WORKERS (Apis mellifera L. )', Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 31(1), pp. 419-427. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2006.235148
Hassan,, R., Khater, A. INFLUENCE OF Pollen Substitutes ON LONGEVITY AND HYPOPHARYNGEAL GLANDS OF CAGED HONEYBEE WORKERS (Apis mellifera L. ). Journal of Plant Protection and Pathology, 2006; 31(1): 419-427. doi: 10.21608/jppp.2006.235148
INFLUENCE OF Pollen Substitutes ON LONGEVITY AND HYPOPHARYNGEAL GLANDS OF CAGED HONEYBEE WORKERS (Apis mellifera L. )
1Plant Protection Dept. Faculty of Agric., AI-Azhar Univ., Assuit, Egypt.
2Plant Protection Res. Institute Agric Res. Center Dokki. Geza. Egypt.
Abstract
The present study was carried out to evaluate the affect of some supplementary feeding on longevity and hypo pharyngeal glands of caged honey bee workers . The experiment was performed in the apiary and laboratories of Agricultur Faclty of Assiut, EL - Azhar University, during 2005 season.
The tested diets were: tow parts corn flour + one part + defatted soya bean flour tow parts bean flour- one part + date paste: one part skimmed milk
10 % Prewer,s :three parts chick pea flour + one part skimmed milk bee - bread The data could be summarized as follows:
The full time for the tested diets was the longest (31 days) for the bees fed on bee bread followed by that composed of 10% brewers : three parts chich pea flour: one part skimmed as the survival period recorded (24 days) .
The longevity of caged bees fed on the mixtures consisted of tow parts corn flour+one part deffated Soya been flour was (18 days) while other bees lived shorter periods (15 days) when fed on diet consistes of tow parts bean flour: one part dute paste: one part skimmed milk.
The development of the hypo pharyngeal glands increased gradually since emergence of the workers until reaching the maximum measurements on 6-12 th day of worker age.
It was found that the workers fed on bee bread gave the highest mean acinal surface area followed by that composed of 2 parts corn flour: 1 part deffated Soya been flour then that composed of 2 parts bean flour : 1 part date paste : 1 part skimmed milk.
While the lowest acinal surface area was detected in caged bees fed on 10 % brewers: 3 part chick pea flour+ 1 part skimmed milk.
Generally , the workers fed on bee bread was the best in both cases (the longevity of caged bees and development of Hypo pharyngeal glands of caged bees ).