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DRONE LAYER [1 record]

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Record 1 2007-01-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Beekeeping
DEF

A queen that can lay only unfertilized eggs which develop into drones.

OBS

[The queen] has only a limited time to mate, and if she is unable to fly because of bad weather and remains unmated, she will become a "drone layer". Drone laying queens usually mean the death of the colony, because the queens have no fertilized (female) larvae from which to raise a replacement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Élevage des abeilles
OBS

Lorsque que le couvain de mâles devient plus important que le couvain d'ouvrières, on dit que la reine est bourdonneuse et la ruche est en péril.

OBS

Ce phénomène biologique peut-être dû à des causes diverses telles que : la reine est trop âgée [...] les spermatozoïdes sont déficients [...] la reine n'a pu être fécondée au cours des trois premières semaines de sa vie; une intoxication alimentaire par le pollen et le nectar [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Cría de abejas
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