Worker policing persists in a hopelessly queenless honey bee colony (Apis mellifera)
@article{Chline2003WorkerPP, title={Worker policing persists in a hopelessly queenless honey bee colony (Apis mellifera)}, author={N. Ch{\^a}line and S. J. Martin and F. Ratnieks}, journal={Insectes Sociaux}, year={2003}, volume={51}, pages={113-116} }
SummaryIn queenright colonies of Apis mellifera, worker policing normally eliminates worker-laid eggs thereby preventing worker reproduction. However, in queenless colonies that have failed to rear a replacement queen, worker reproduction is normal. Worker policing is switched off, many workers have active ovaries and lay eggs, and the colony rears a last batch of male brood before dying out. Here we report a colony which, when hopelessly queenless, did not stop policing although a high… CONTINUE READING
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