The natural mating interference between Apis cerana and A. mellifera.
Author of the article:WANG Qi-Fa1,LI Wei-San1,ZHANG Qi-Ming2WU Shu-Sheng3
Author's Workplace:1.(Anhui Technical Teachers College, Fengyang 233100, China);2.(Anhui Bee Iindustry Society, Hefei 230027, China); 3.(Husbantry Bureau of She County, Anhui Province, Huangshan 245000, China)
Key Words:virgin; drone; sexpheromones; the natural mating interference
Abstract:There is interspecific receptivity to Queen sex pheromones between the bee species Apis cerana and Apis mellifera. Also the timing of the mating flights of virgin Queens and their drones is almost the same in both species. Consquently, in re