The effects of brood comb cell size on the reproductive behavior of the ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor on honey bees
Author of the article:ZHOU Ting1,2,ZHANG Qing-Wen1,WANG Qiang2,YAO Jun2,HUANG Shuang-Xiu2
Author's Workplace:(1.Deptment of Entomology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China; 2.Institute of Apicultural Research, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Scienses, Beijing 100093, China)
Key Words:Varroa destructor; reproduction; honeybee comb cell
Abstract:The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of the cell size on the reproductive output of Varroa destructor on honey bees. We obtained two types of brood, worker larvae reared in worker cells (WW) and worker larvae reared in drone cells