Journals / Turkish Journal of Zoology / 2009 / Cilt: 33 - Sayı: 4

Bombus terrestris (hymenoptera: apidae) arılarında ana arı uzaklaştırmasının genç ana ve erkek arı üretimi üzerine etkisi

The effect of queen removal on sexual production in the bumle bee, Bommbus terrestris (heymenoptera: apidae)

Pages
403–407
Publication Date
2022-11-03
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Although queen removal had a significant effect on the timing of gyne production, there was no significant difference between the timing of the switch point, or the number of gynes and males produced in the queenright and queenless colonies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:We analyzed the effects of queen removal on male and queen production in the bumble bee, Bombus terrestris.
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Key Findings & Data:In total, 43 Bombus terrestris colonies were reared under standard laboratory rearing conditions.
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Conclusion & Impact:Although queen removal had a significant effect on the timing of gyne production, there was no significant difference between the timing of the switch point, or the number of gynes and males produced in the queenright and queenless colonies.
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Abstract

We analyzed the effects of queen removal on male and queen production in the bumble bee, Bombus terrestris. In total, 43 Bombus terrestris colonies were reared under standard laboratory rearing conditions. Before the competition point, when the colonies comprised 35-40 workers and many diploid larvae, we removed the queens from 20 randomly selected colonies to test the effects of queenlessness. The timing of gyne production in queenless colonies (25.6 ± 1.5 days) was significantly earlier than in queenright colonies (32.8 ± 3.2 days). Although queen removal had a significant effect on the timing of gyne production, there was no significant difference between the timing of the switch point, or the number of gynes and males produced in the queenright and queenless colonies.

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Bu çalışmada, bombus arısı kolonilerinde kurucu ana arı uzaklaştırmasının genç ana ve erkek arı üretimi üzerine etkileri incelenmiştir. Toplam 43 adet Bombus terrestris kolonisi standart yetiştirme koşullarında yetiştirilmiştir. Ana arısızlığın etkisini belirlemek için rekabet noktasından önce, çok sayıda diploit larvası ve 35-40 adet işçi arısı bulunan 20 koloni rasgele seçilmiş ve bu kolonilerin ana arıları alınmıştır. Genç ana arı üretim zamanı ana arısız kolonilerde (25,6 ± 1,5 gün) ana arılı kolonilerden önemli derecede daha erken gerçekleşmiştir (32,8 ± 3,2 gün). B. terrestris kolonilerinde ana arı uzaklaştırılmasının genç ana arı üretim zamanı üzerine etkisi önemli bulunmasına rağmen, dönüşüm noktası ve kolonilerde üretilen toplam erkek ve ana arı sayısı üzerine etkisi önemli bulunmamıştır.

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GALİÇ, A., GÜREL, F., GÖSTERİT, A. (2022). Bombus terrestris (hymenoptera: apidae) arılarında ana arı uzaklaştırmasının genç ana ve erkek arı üretimi üzerine etkisi. Turkish Journal of Zoology, Cilt: 33 - Sayı: 4, 403–407. https://ajindex.com/articles/616481

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