Produção de geléia real por abelhas Apis mellifera italianas, africanizadas e descendentes de seus cruzamentos - DOI: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v27i1.1254

Regina Conceição Garcia; Regina Helena Nogueira Couto

doi:10.4025/actascianimsci.v27i1.1254

**Royal jelly production by Italian and Africanized honeybees Apis mellifera, descendants of their crossing** - DOI: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v27i1.1254

Authors

Regina Conceição Garcia Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE
Regina Helena Nogueira Couto Universidade Estadual Paulista

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4025/actascianimsci.v27i1.1254

Keywords:

Apis mellifera, subespécies, geléia real, heterose

Abstract

This work aimed at comparing royal jelly production among descendants of Italian queen sisters inseminated by Africanized drones (T1), Italian drones (T2) and Africanized queen sisters in natural mating (T3). The workers cross-bred (T1) accepted more transferred larvae (45.41%) but there was no significant difference. They deposited more (P < 0.05) royal jelly in each cup (243.5 mg) than Italians (T2 – 31.36% and 214.7 mg) and Africanized workers (T3 – 33.63% and 209.3 mg), respectively. The result showed a best production in each colony which suggests heterosis. These parameters showed positive relation with pollen and workers quantities and with environmental temperature. The best production occurred in February and March, period of absence of flower in orange and eucalyptus culture in this region

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Author Biography

Regina Conceição Garcia, Universidade Estadual do Oeste do Paraná - UNIOESTE

Centro de Ciências Agrárias Curso de Zootecnia Ãrea; Apicultura, Sericicultura e Animais Silvestre

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Published

2008-03-20

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 1 (2005)

Section

Animal Breeding and Reproduction

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Garcia, R. C., & Couto, R. H. N. (2008). Royal jelly production by Italian and Africanized honeybees Apis mellifera, descendants of their crossing - DOI: 10.4025/actascianimsci.v27i1.1254. Acta Scientiarum. Animal Sciences, 27(1), 17-22. https://doi.org/10.4025/actascianimsci.v27i1.1254