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QUEENLESS COLONY [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-01-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Beekeeping
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- laying worker
1, record 1, English, laying%20worker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A worker [bee that] lays infertile eggs, producing only drones, usually in [a colony] that [is] queenless. 2, record 1, English, - laying%20worker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ouvrière pondeuse
1, record 1, French, ouvri%C3%A8re%20pondeuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ouvrière pondeuse est une femelle non fécondée et non fécondable, car elle ne possède que des ovaires rudimentaires. Lors de la disparition de la reine, certaines d'entre elles tentent de la remplacer et pondent quelques œufs non fécondés, haploïdes, qui ne donneront que des mâles [...] 1, record 1, French, - ouvri%C3%A8re%20pondeuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Cría de abejas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- obrera ponedora
1, record 1, Spanish, obrera%20ponedora
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-06-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- queenright
1, record 2, English, queenright
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- queen rightness 2, record 2, English, queen%20rightness
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Having a laying queen. 1, record 2, English, - queenright
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In all other races, when a colony is rendered queenless, laying workers may appear which are capable of laying drone eggs only... Cape Bee, when a colony is deprived of its queen, a laying worker appears within a few days, which, for a period, is able to lay predominantly diploid worker eggs. From these eggs true queens capable of being mated can be raised, re-establishing queen rightness in the colony. 2, record 2, English, - queenright
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- présence de reine pondeuse
1, record 2, French, pr%C3%A9sence%20de%20reine%20pondeuse
proposal
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1975-03-11
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Beekeeping
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- queenless colony 1, record 3, English, queenless%20colony
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Élevage des abeilles
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ruche orpheline 1, record 3, French, ruche%20orpheline
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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